IoT Data Security: or, how to keep the NSA out of your building
Verdigris received a 2021 IoT Innovator Silver Award for Best Product – IoT Hardware – Commercial and Industrial, North America.
Note: This article was published when Verdigris focused on commercial and industrial energy management. The security principles discussed remain relevant to all IoT deployments. See our current platform.
Everyone is worried about data security these days. And rightfully so: good actors and bad are constantly trying to access your data.
The recent dustup between Apple and the FBI shows that protecting personal data is a constant concern, especially when that personal data includes sensitive information like financial accounts or health data.
But what about data regarding your building’s health? With the number of sensors on the “Internet of Things” growing exponentially, IoT security is becoming an area of ever bigger focus. Security researchers have documented that "smart home" devices can be exploited to determine occupancy patterns.
James Clapper, the Director of National Intelligence, even said so directly.
"In the future, intelligence services could use the [internet of things] for identification, surveillance, monitoring, location tracking, and targeting for recruitment, or to gain access to networks or user credentials," Clapper said.
As part of the IoT backbone for commercial facilities, Verdigris is committed to maintaining the security and integrity of your energy data.
Security policies for IoT deployments are significantly more complex than existing web applications. Modern sensors have growing access to intimate end user data. As a result, companies deploying IoT services must meet this growing challenge.
I wrote a whitepaper that focuses on techniques to secure the technical stack of a modern IoT deployment. Cloud infrastructure plays a key role in deploying scalable, fault-tolerant backends for IoT systems. Proper planning, implementation, and maintenance provides a secure ecosystem in which new services, features, and devices can come online.
If you want the highlights, check out our technology page. But for IT managers, CIOs, engineers and data architects like myself who want to dive into the details of cloud infrastructure security for the internet of things, download the white paper and join the conversation.