If it is "smart", we can secure it!

It’s a wrap #IoTTechExpo 2021. My first "IRL" conference in 2 years! Humble to contribute to raise awareness, share knowledge and educate to create a better and safer digital world! Start wearing your #pinkhat and ask yourself: "Is this IoT device really secure?"

Did you know Check Point offers complete end-to-end security solutions for your IoT assets? We all know IoT, IoMT and IIoT assets are inherently vulnerable and have many security flaws. By exploiting vulnerabilities these IoT assets can be used as Zombie in a DDoS attack (for example Mirai botnet), to mine cryptocurrencies (Cryptojacking) or act as jump host into your network. This dynamic Threat Landscape requires you to secure those assets and traffic flows (Wi-Fi, 5G, LoRaWAN and more). There are even assets directly connected to cloud-based services or the internet (think of Smart Meters).

Let’s discuss some IoT Use Cases.

1. Remote control & asset monitoring | Providing real time visibility and control on transport flows of the fleet in supply chain ecosystems. Track and trace the location of a pallet, track goods “in transit” using GPS or RFID. We offer our Nano agent with on-device runtime protection. The Nano agent is using CFI, Control Flow Integrity technology.?

2. Vehicle fleet management | Deloitte has shared a great article about transportation. Transportation customers want more speed, visibility and customization. Outfitting their vehicles with IoT sensors was the first step. Mentioned in this very nice article are topics like: terminal operations, transport safety, predictive maintenance, fleet monitoring & routing and product life management. We have solutions in place like our ruggedized gateway with LTE with communication over 4G or 5G. Other key elements here are location tracking and track & trace of goods.?You can read the complete article here.??

3. Process automation | For IoT automation it is all about effective usage of assets like sensors, collectors, actuators, gateways and so on. Benefits of IoT process automation are: increased uptime and improved efficiency. With IoT Controller, IaaS, Log.ic, Cloud workload protection, API's we can help you with your IoT process automation.?

4. Predictive maintenance | Quote: IoT-based predictive maintenance allows oil & gas companies to identify potential failures and increase the production of highly critical assets. For example,?Chevron?has turned to IoT development to roll out a predictive maintenance solution that helps to identify corrosion and pipeline damages. You can now take advantage of having real-time sensors installed on equipment. The sensors provide real-time data that you can put into predictive models to help you determine when something is about to fail or what the remaining useful life is for that equipment. This will allow you schedule maintenance based on that data. To secure those assets we offer a the IoT Protect firmware assessment.

The report holds: discovered vulnerabilities (CVEs databases), known/weak credentials operating system misconfigurations, suspicious domains, key recommendations to mitigate security flaws and state-sponsored backdoors. For the firmware assessment we offer 3 steps to raise your security posture. Assess, harden and control!?

Want to know more? Check out below link. Or feel free to reach out to me!

https://pages.checkpoint.com/iot-firmware-risk-assessment.html

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