Internet of Things to Redefine Scope of IT Security

A recent report from Gartner is sounding the alarm about the burgeoning threat from IoT.
I've been riding this horse for a long time now. But recently, attacks on these systems are headlining the mainstream media: hijacked baby monitors, hijacked cars and drones, hacked medical devices, ...  Attacks are limited only by the imaginations of the hackers, which seems endless.

If you haven't investigated for yourself what IoT means for your enterprise and yourself, it's not too late to start.

We have some articles on IoT, M2M, NFC, RIFD, sensors, CPS, etc.

The Internet of Things

Internet of Things: A Context-Awareness Perspective

Internet of Things (IoT) Reaching Tipping Point

MTC/M2M Middleware

And, we also have a slew of books on the subject:

Unit and Ubiquitous Internet of Things

The Internet of Things: From RFID to the Next-Generation Pervasive Networked Systems

Cyber-Physical Systems: Integrated Computing and Engineering Design

Machine-to-Machine Communications: Architectures, Technology, Standards, and Applications

The Internet of Things in the Cloud: A Middleware Perspective

Jay Trinckes to Speak at Financial, Operations Management/Information Technology Conference

Jay Trinckes will speak at the Financial, Operations Management/Information Technology Conference, November 12-14, 2013.

His topic is “Avoid Penalties: Ensuring Compliance with the September23, 2103 HIPAA Privacy and Security Omnibus Rule.”

Jay is the author of The Definitive Guide to Complying with the HIPAA/HITECH Privacy and Security Rules and The Executive MBA in Information Security.

The 7 Qualities of Highly Secure Software

We just published The 7 Qualities of Highly Secure Software by Mano Paul. Providing a framework for designing, developing, and deploying hack-resilient software, this book uses engaging anecdotes and analogies—from Aesop’s fables and athletics to architecture and video games—to illustrate the qualities needed for the development of highly secure software. Each chapter details one of the seven qualities that make software less susceptible to hacker threats. Filled with real-world examples, the book explains complex security concepts in language that’s easy to understand to supply readers with the understanding needed to building secure software.

This excerpt discusses the need for building security into software. Building security in is about proactively designing and developing appropriate security controls into the software. The quality of building security in that will result in highly secure software can be achieved by addressing the people, the process, and the technology components in the software engineering process.