Maciej Kranz

ISSUE 4
SEP 14 2017

Let’s get past the hype and get on with the journey.

Securing IoT: Job #1 for Everyone

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IoT Reality Check

Everyone realizes that security remains IoT’s top challenge, but I think it’s also one of IoT’s most promising opportunities. Yes, promising. But only if all IoT players—from startup device makers to global networking companies—make security their priority. Today, IoT security technology deserves a C+ grade. While there’s no silver bullet here, we can take clear steps collectively and individually to dramatically protect the IoT universe. Read my top ten best practices in “Securing IoT: Job #1 for Everyone," and other frontline expertise throughout this issue on IoT security.

In Other Words

The distributed complexity and interconnectedness of the IoT creates unprecedented demands on security. However, so many IoT business are still stuck in outdated, obsolete, and siloed security practices. Two IoT security trailblazers make the case for new models—from devices to the cloud—emphasizing automation and holistic approaches that future-proof security across the entire IoT ecosystem. These are key to IoT security. –MK What do you think?

Babak Pasdar, cybersecurity expert, author and entrepreneur, believes that security must address the entire IoT ecosystem

Russell Rice, Vice President of Products at CloudPost, identifies the 5 tasks that require automation to ensure IoT security

Just the Facts Please

Will mounting IoT security threats lead to the “disconnection” of devices and systems? Are Small and Medium Businesses, where 13% have dealt with an IoT-based attack, more vulnerable? Despite these concerns, analyst reports below from KPMG, Pew Research and Arctic Wolf Networks spell out ways enterprises can take more control in an IoT future filled with opportunity for all. I am a glass half-full person, and agree we’ll improve security for the betterment of IoT. –MK What do you think?

Risk or reward: What lurks within your IoT

The IoT connectivity binge: What are the implications?

13% of SMBs have experienced an IoT-based attack

IoT in Action

The three articles below point to new “movements” coalescing to address IoT security issues. The U.S. Senate considers legislation to tighten cybersecurity, researchers in Denmark advocate for a “security culture” throughout a product’s entire life cycle, and Boston Consulting Group authors push for coordinated solutions by a “coalition of key players along the value chain.” These are all good signs and approaches, but real action needs to come faster. –MK What do you think?

Can the U.S. Senate secure the Internet of Things?

How to improve IoT security

It takes a coalition to protect the Internet of Things

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Building the Internet of Things is a periodic newsletter by and for IoT thought and business leaders. Launched by New York Times bestselling author and Cisco VP Maciej Kranz, the newsletter aims to grow a “coalition of the willing,” as well as inform, activate and exchange ideas on how we can drive IoT disruption and transformation throughout industry.
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