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industrial IOT/5G
Ray has another video over on Light Reading where he says industrial IoT and 5G will be hot topics at Mobile World Congress later this month.
mhhf1ve
2/2/2016 8:36:57 PM
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IoT security security security...
Before billions of IoT devices are unleashed upon the world, I certainly hope that the manufacturers get some handle on how to secure these devices and push software updates to them. IBM was working on a blockchain solution to secure and provide a trust network for sending updates, but I think the computational overhead might have been too high for "billions" of devices. Not sure if anyone else has cracked the problem of making sure zillions of IoT sensors and cameras can't be hacked, but I think Intel has a few projects to get it done at the chip level.
Ariella
2/3/2016 8:49:09 AM
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Re: IoT security security security...
@mhhf1ve That's a very important issue. I touch on it in a soon to be posted (I hope) blog. The person I interviewed said IoT by its natures increases vulnerable points that would have to be addressed both at the point of data intake and in the channels used to transfer the massive quantities of data generated. He thought biometrics could come into play for access on the devices, though he doesn't see that form of security as 100% secure.
mhhf1ve
2/4/2016 12:47:38 PM
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I really hope biometrics aren't embedded in IOT devices as a security "feature" -- it's a bit concerning that some part of a person's body (or voice) could determine security when the digital verification can be duplicated, but a person's body can't change. Maybe if biometrics meant implants? But that's not exactly ideal either.
Ariella
2/4/2016 12:58:05 PM
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@mhhf1ve the precedent is alread there, as a lot of mobile devices use some for of biometric identification. I found this article on it: http://findbiometrics.com/applications/mobile-biometrics/
It is difficult to overstate the massive impact that the smartphone has had on all aspects of life. As we become increasingly connected great benefits in efficiency open up, but without the proper security said efficiencies can become vulnerabilities. Thanks to biometric software the leverages standard mobile hardware, as well as innovations in sensor manufacturing that have lead to the rise of the fingerprint scanning smartphones. Wearable tech is proving to be a similar area of opportunity for biometric applications as is the growing Internet of Things.
mhhf1ve
2/4/2016 1:26:26 PM
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True. There are plenty of fingerprint readers out there -- on iPhones and laptops everywhere. But... They aren't exactly accurate or secure enough for my tastes. On top of it all, a person can be "compelled" legally (not by torture but by court order) to unlock biometric locks.
Ariella
2/4/2016 1:44:57 PM
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@mhhf1ve yes, the person I interviewed agreed that they are not secure enough for data that you really want to keep for your eyes only. With any security measure, there always has to be an assesment of the perfect balance of security with cost and convenience. You can make things more secure than they currently are, but you have to question if people are willing to pay that much more for the more secured device and if they are willing to go through various authentication steps to access their appiatons -- a cost of convenience.
DHagar
2/4/2016 7:50:45 PM
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Ariella, I believe that there are consumer-directed security devices, as you point out, for the mobile components. I think this will continue to evolve around the devices themselves (i.e., biometrics and smart technology). Additionally, I think the other component is the cultural change involved in creating new models: service networks and the new dimensions of data/analytics that will come from IoT.
I think the industrial transformation will result in platforms, with network security, and new partnerships, governances, and data sharing, that will deliver new value through these connected data channels.
This will keep us busy staying up-to-date on this evolution.
Ariella
2/4/2016 7:55:07 PM
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@Dhagar definitely, the more connections grow, the more security needs grow. And those in the industry would be wise to be proactive about it, building systems with plans for security rather than adding it on only after breaches occur.
mhhf1ve
2/4/2016 9:08:23 PM
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> And those in the industry would be wise to be proactive about it...
I think there's a somewhat new approach that secures devices by monitoring for unusual traffic and doing some deep packet inspection to make sure private information isn't being lost. So the security isn't keeping *everything* out, but constantly looking for breaches as they may occur (and I assume seeding "fake sensitive" data so that breaches can be detected more easily).
Essentially, the bad guys would have to know "exactly where to look" the first time they infiltrated the system -- because if they poked around too much and did things that real authorized users don't normally do, then they'd get flagged and shut out. Bots don't behave like real people do... but perhaps this method will fail when more people are using bots to do their "real" work?
Ariella
2/5/2016 10:50:09 AM
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@mhhf1ve I have heard of some very sophisticated hackers who learn consumer patterns and imitate them when drawing on their credit cards and such so that they don't trigger the usual alerts. The flip side is the fact that most alerts I do see for my credit card are for charges I've made, some even repeating at the same merchant regularly. So it seems to me that monitoring algorithms are still very faulty.
However, I recently spoke to someone about the alert system used at his business, which he says would send out an alert as soon as an unauthorized user or transfer of data occurs. Their main concern is securing sensitive employee data held on file and preventing any consumer credit card information from remaining in the system. The latter is a breach of compliance that can lead to fraudulent uses, as well as fines for the company.
batye
3/6/2016 6:53:46 PM
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@mhhf1ve it like never ending game catch 22 where bad guys always ahead of the game...
clrmoney
2/9/2016 12:29:12 AM
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business iot
There will be many internet connections with things going virtual for businesses etc. So I think this is a good thing for iot in business because I'm in the IT world.
freehe
2/27/2016 3:12:33 PM
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The digital revolution can provide many benefits for businesses such as: increased sales, increased customer satisfaction, provide better data for better business decisions and provide real-time data.
With the new election approaching it definitely benefits the presidential election and campaign process but automating voting processes and analyzing data.
Here is a great infographic on the digital revolution
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20130507113920-1816165-the-one-infographic-about-the-digital-revolution-you-need-to-understand
batye
3/6/2016 6:54:30 PM
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@freehe thanks for the link interesting to know...
batye
3/6/2016 6:55:55 PM
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@clrmoney yes you are right, but aren't we all :) now...???
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