IoT Security Fact #1: Devices Will Operate in Hostile Environments

Published: March 21, 2017, 2:34 p.m.

This is the first episode of a new series, "Five Indisputable Facts about IoT Security." Each week a panel of IBM experts will examine one fact that should be considered when building and deploying IoT devices. Today's installment looks at Indisputable IoT Security Fact #1: Devices will operate in hostile environments. Because IoT devices often operate without human supervision, they must be rugged and resistant to physical tampering and must also be able to recover from an attack and fail safely without human involvement. To learn about all five indisputable facts of IoT security, listen to all the podcasts in this series at http://bit.ly/2on03cK and visit the infographic at ibm.co/2nwL6oR.