Protecting the Internet of Things: Proactively addressing cybersecurity risks from connected devices

The era of the Internet of Things (IoT) will profoundly change our way of life. While IoT provides us many valuable benefits, IoT also exposes us to many different types of security threats  The Internet of Things consists of various platforms and devices with different capabilities and each system will need security solutions depending on its characteristics. In addition, user privacy will become more important in the IoT environment because a lot of personal information will be delivered and shared among connected things. 

Most Internet of Medical Things (IoMT ) devices were not designed with security in mind, which makes them especially vulnerable to compromise. In fact, one study suggested that there is an average of 164 cyber threats detected per 1,000 connected host devices. Connected medical devices – from Wi-Fi enabled infusion pumps to smart MRI machines increase the attack surface of devices sharing information and create security concerns including impact to patient safety.  IoMT can help monitor, inform and notify not only care-givers, but provide healthcare providers with actual data to identify issues before they become critical or to allow for earlier invention.

Also, in recent years, there have been several targeted attacks on industrial control systems and systems of critical infrastructure by attackers leveraging malware such as Stuxnet, Aurora, Flame, and Havex. The Internet of Things has led several industries such as smart manufacturing to adopt and embrace the advantages of connecting to the Internet, thereby unknowingly exposing themselves and becoming more vulnerable to cyber threats. The world has witnessed a number of ICS (industrial control system) attacks in recent times.

Several security breach events recorded in recent years involving systems of national interest, including both critical infrastructure and government systems, indicate that the global industrial sector is increasingly becoming the target of cyberattacks. As a result, organizations are making substantial investments in ICS security. 

This session will provide an overview of the current connected things threat landscape, covering medical, manufacturing, industrial and smart cities including a focus on  approaches on how to discover and protect yourself from security breaches within these sensitive environments.

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Speaker Bio; 

Stew Wolfe has over 26 years of technology management consulting, pre-sales, integration and engineer experience, including the past 20 years focused only within the Information Security profession. Key strengths include expressing security and IT needs in business terms. Always in a customer facing role over the past 26 years, he has worked within many industries with a focus in the financial, insurance, and healthcare sectors.