IEEE WNC section presents: Cybersecurity and the Internet of Things, Nov. 14, 2017

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IEEE WNC section and the Local Consultants Network

Presents:

 

“Cybersecurity and the Internet of Things”

By: Charles J. Lord, PE

 

Tuesday November 14^th, 2017,  7PM

UNCA Campus,

Rhoades Robinson Hall, Rm 125

 

Door Prize Drawing

We will meet for dinner at 5:30 pm in Brown Hall

Everyone is invited

Guests are welcome

 

Program:

Tens of billions nodes. Millions of terabytes data. The Internet of Things (IoT) holds much promise for helping to automate much of our world as well as making us work smarter and more efficiently.

Unfortunately, those billions of nodes and exabytes of data are each a potential security risk that can potentially bring much of the network down and wreak havoc.

Therefore, designers of all elements of the IoT need to consider security as part of the design and implementation of the IoT.

We will take a look at where the security issues exist and what can be done in the design, test, installation, and maintenance of IoT components to minimize those risks. Some of the topics to be covered include:

• the history and structure of the Internet of Things (IoT) and where the known security issues lie. We will look at a couple of examples of recent security breaches and how they could have been prevented. We will also look at the standards and regulatory issues surrounding (and mandating) IoT security.
• hardware security needs – from code protection to guarding against unauthorized board modification. We will look at many of the features that are being added to high-security microcontrollers in order to meet these challenges
• the security and vulnerabilities of data within the IoT. We will cover issues from the collection and reporting of incorrect or unreliable (“tainted”) data to keeping the data secure and intact as it travels throughout the network and to/from the cloud.
• the challenges of overall network security. We will cover everything from secure communications protocols to secure commissioning and decommissioning of nodes.
• the other issues that we may face, including the #1 security weakness in essentially every IoT implementation. We will look at some of the tools and test methods available for IoT security.

 

 

 

 

Campus parking permits are required. A free permit is available on the IEEE WNC website. Under announcements   sites.ieee.org/wnc

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Door Prize Drawing

There will be a door prize drawing at the start of the meeting.

Must be present to win

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5:30 pm meet for dinner in Brown Hall, Campus cafeteria

7:00 PM presentation begins

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