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Top Ten Security Considerations for the Internet of Things

The promise of the IoT is beginning to emerge, and will increasingly become part of our daily lives. As discussed, this evolution comes with numerous security challenges that go beyond Web security issues of the past. These security issues can and must be mitigated if the IoT is to deliver on its promise of networked objects. To fulfil this promise, the “thingfrastructure” that enables IoT must be deployed using an API gateway that enables enterprises to layer-on the necessary security. The Internet of Things (IoT) is an industry megatrend that promises to open up new ways of doing business and communicating. The core difference between Internet of Things and previous computing revolutions is that in earlier transformations the human user has typically been the catalyst – we go to our PC to do some work; we go to the Web to research or to check email.

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IoT Security for Commercial Buildings

whitePaper | November 24, 2019

In 2017 the number of connected devices in commercial buildings surpassed the mark of 1 billion. By 2021 this number will grow to more than 3,6 billion devices. However – even though there are so many connected devices, applications for Smart Buildings remain in silos, each with their own proprietary solutions.

Smart Factory

whitePaper | December 13, 2021

Automation vendors and end-user industries have been investing in Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), across their diverse applications, convinced with the view that IIoT is going to be the key driver for digital transformation.

IIoT Value Chain Security

whitePaper | April 12, 2022

In the past, Plattform Industrie 4.0, Germany and Robot Revolution & Industrial IoT Initiative (RRI), Japan announced four publications, “Facilitating International Cooperation for Secure Industrial Internet of Things/ Industry 4.0”

IoT in the TV White Space Spectrum

whitePaper | April 4, 2022

The deployment of Internet of Things (IoT) networks has rapidly increased over recent years – to connect homes, cities, farms, and many other industries. Today, these networks rely on connectivity solutions, such as LoRaWAN, operating in the ISM bands. Our experience from deployments in multiple countries has shown that such networks are bottlenecked by range and bandwidth.

AWS IoT Lens

whitePaper | December 25, 2019

The AWS Well-Architected Framework helps you understand the pros and cons of the decisions you make when building systems on AWS. Using the Framework allows you to learn architectural best practices for designing and operating reliable, secure, efficient, and cost-effective systems in the cloud. The Framework provides a way for you to consistently measure your architectures against best practices and identify areas for improvement. We believe that having well-architected systems greatly increases the likelihood of business success.

Transforming Endpoints with Artificial Intelligence

whitePaper | August 5, 2021

There has never been so much compute power available in IoT devices - now is the time to be designing and deploying true intelligence in IoT endpoints. Devices which are aware of their environment are capable of adding huge value to the data they collect and the services which they enable. This paper explores how new and emerging technology can enable your devices to see, hear and feel what is going on, interpret what they sense, take autonomous actions and generate real, trusted, valued data for the cloud. Recent developments in hardware and software will enable a step change in the capability of resource-constrained endpoint platforms, allowing developers to build vision, voice and vibration capability, coupled with genuine intelligence at the endpoint.

Top Ten Security Considerations for the Internet of Things