– Security Labels – Proven labels such as an ‘Energy
efficiency label’ of appliances in order to classify the IoT
device.
– Preset Certified Security Structures – Encryption
requirement for identities, access, communication
channels and secure storage of keys and to store data
at rest – also for secure boot process.
– Security Rationale – Explanation of implemented
security measures related to well understood hazards
in order to define acceptable level security risks from
any designer of IoT device, auditable by independent
third party.
– Information exchange – Sharing information about
incidents/potential vulnerabilities between
manufacturers.
– Defined functions – IoT devices should only be able
to perform documented functions, making sense for
device/service.
– Standardisation – Interoperability of components and
communication protocols.
NIST IoT Cybersecurity Program
NIST’s Cybersecurity for the Internet of Things (IoT)
Program122 is undertaking efforts to identify a core set of
cybersecurity capabilities to form a baseline for IoT devices.
In September 2018, NIST released a publication entitled
“Considerations for Managing Internet of Things (IoT)
Cybersecurity and Privacy Risks” in order to help federal
agencies and other organisations better understand and
manage the cybersecurity and privacy risks associated with
their IoT devices throughout device lifecycles123. This
publication is intended to be an introductory foundation for
a planned series of publications on more specific aspects
of this topic. As of mid-2019, NIST is focusing on engaging
122 https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/nist-cybersecurity-iot-program
123 https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/nistir/8228/final
124 https://www.nist.gov/blogs/i-think-therefore-iam/
lets-talk-about-iot-device-security
125 https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019/02/01/final_
core_iot_cybersecurity_capabilities_baseline_considerations.pdf
with stakeholders124 via workshops, seminars and a draft
discussion paper125 in order to gather feedback for a Core
IoT Cybersecurity Capabilities Baseline.
Industrial Internet of Things Security Framework 126
Early IoT applications included industrial control systems,
or Operational Technology (OT), that converged with IT to
create an Industrial IoT. Such an IoT system connects and
integrates industrial control systems with enterprise
software and business processes and analytics to improve
decision-making, operations and collaboration among a
large number of increasingly autonomous control systems.
The Industrial Internet Consortium’s IIoT Security
Framework approaches IoT in a generic and detailed
manner, and provides concrete recommendations for
endpoint security, communications security, and data
protection, making this report highly relevant for IoT device
manufacturers.
GSMA IoT Security Guidelines127
The telecommunications industry, which the GSMA
represents, has a history of providing secure products and
services to their customers at a very large scale. According
to the GSMA, the provision of secure products and services
is as much a process as it is a goal. Vigilance, innovation,
responsiveness and continuous improvement are required
to ensure that the solutions address the threats. To help
ensure that the new IoT services coming to market are
secure, the GSMA has created a comprehensive set of
security guidelines128 for the benefit of service providers
who are looking to develop new IoT services.
Taking this a step further is GSMA’s assessment
checklist129, which enables the suppliers of IoT products,
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http://www.iiconsortium.org/pdf/IIC_PUB_G4_V1.00_PB-3.pdf
https://www.gsma.com/iot/iot-security/iot-security-guidelines/
IoT Security Guidelines Overview Document, Version 2.0, 31 October 2017
https://www.gsma.com/iot/iot-security-assessment/
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