The Foundation seems to be focused on delivering open source security solutions for the industry to adopt as standards, similar to other standards boards, with the knowledge that IoT solutions will remain a niche market until consumers and businesses can be confident they will not be compromised. The mission statement of the Foundation reflects that understanding
Our mission is to make the Internet of Things secure, to aid its adoption and maximise its benefits. To do this we will promote knowledge and clear best practice in excellent, appropriate security to those who specify, make and use IoT products and systems.
Make it safe to connect
The Foundation also announced its
inaugural conference today, happening at the Savoy Place in London on December 1st of this year, with a focus on automotive and consumer products that are starting to hit the market already.
This follows the broad acceptance of the Internet of Things by
other major players, including Microsoft
and Samsung, which are both readying operating systems for use with the new breeds of devices coming out. Broadly adopted security standards will greatly assist with making sure that all these "things" talk to each properly, and this kind of widespread industry recognition of that is vital.
Source:
Bit-Tech
