Justin Grammens
Welcome! Probably as a spill over from the Black Hat Conference earlier this month, Security was hot topic in the Internet of Things this week. I selected a few good stories and interviews with industry experts for this issue. There also was some interesting news out on Blockchain, the latest in development kits from Intel and a Kickstarter from Omega2 that give developers new low cost options to jumpstart their projects.
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News
IoT and Blockchain: A 'Gig Economy' for Machines?
Good article covering the topic that blockchain is more than just a new mechanism for financial transactions - it's a new way to send information in an secure and distributed manner. This fits right into some of the holes we are seeing today with the Internet of Things.
Google-Backed Thread, OCF Form Alliance for Internet of Things Sanity
The Internet of Things standards mess has become a little saner, with the news that the Google-backed Thread Group will interoperate with the Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF).
Home Is Not Where The Smart Is When It Comes To The Internet Of Things
Good article from Forbes on some of the shortcoming we are seeing around connected consumer devices in the home. This area of home automation isn't new, but is still very immature.
Particle Announces Particle Cloud -- an Enterprise IoT Platform to Help Successfully Launch IoT Products
This story is a few weeks old, but better late than never! Our friends over at Particle announced their new Enterprise IoT platform. Good interview with Zach Supalla and how they are working with one of their customers, Keurig.
Internet Growth Follows Moore's Law Too
A fun article on how Moore's Law also applies to the Internet of Things!
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Security
"Security Is the Big Issue to Solve Around IoT." - Interview with Cesanta's Anatoly Lebedev
Anatoly Lebedev is the CEO and Co-Founder of Irish company Cesanta. Together with his team, he helps define the future of embedded communication technologies. He believes that if we want to get to 20 billion connected devices by 2020, then IoT integration needs to be made simple, secure and fast.
The IoT Threat to Privacy
Privacy and Security will forever be intertwined when talking about IoT. This article does a good job talking about what they mean and how our future of connected devices will play in this space.
12 Tips for Implementing IoT Security
A series of slides covering some high level concepts that should be considered when building your IoT solution.
How to Prevent Your IoT Devices from Being Forced into Botnet Bondage
With connected devices beginning to permeate our world, hackers are looking to this new network as fertile ground for exploitation. Even more a reason that we in the industry need to create secure systems.
At Black Hat, the 'Internet of Things' Gets Put Through Its Paces
Good comments from the Black Hat conference that happened in Las Vegas earlier this month. I would be curious to know how your experience was at the conference around the Internet of Things. Ping me
Development
$5 IoT Computer Promises Wi-Fi, Apps and Linux in a Postage Stamp
If you hadn't heard, there's another competitor to the Pi Zero. The cost of this hardware is coming down to such a ridiculously low level that it's accessible to anyone to build new IoT projects. Checkout their Kickstarter
Intel Unveils Joule: A High-Performance Atom-Powered IoT Module & Maker Kit
Intel is upping their game in the IoT development and maker space. I think we'll continue to see a more crowded market with larger established and new players bringing products to market.