5 Steps to Securing the IoT

Hagai Bar-El, Sansa Security
EETimes (3/25/2015 07:00 AM EDT)

A handful of simple principles can help engineers build more secure designs targeting the Internet of Things (IoT).

If you believe the research numbers coming from IDC and Gartner and the news coming out of this year's CES on IoT, you’d think they'd found life on Mars. But if the IoT is to live up to its lofty expectations, such as the ability of multiple device types from different manufacturers to safely communicate with each other, engineers need to step away from the Rover’s controls and focus on how we can make these devices more secure.

Here are five steps engineers can take to help the IoT reach its full potential.

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