{"id":33021,"date":"2019-12-04T03:25:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-04T08:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cybercon1.com\/?p=33021"},"modified":"2019-12-04T03:25:00","modified_gmt":"2019-12-04T08:25:00","slug":"the-debate-over-how-to-encrypt-the-internet-of-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cyberconservices.com\/index.php\/2019\/12\/04\/the-debate-over-how-to-encrypt-the-internet-of-things\/","title":{"rendered":"The Debate Over How to Encrypt the Internet of Things"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By LILY HAY NEWMAN<\/a> – Internet-connected gadgets like light bulbs and fitness trackers are\u00a0notorious<\/a>\u00a0for\u00a0poor security<\/a>. That’s partly because they\u2019re often made cheaply and with haste, which leads to\u00a0careless mistakes<\/a>\u00a0and outsourcing of\u00a0problematic parts<\/a>. But it\u2019s also partly due to the lack of computing power in the first place; it’s not so easy to encrypt all that data with limited resources. Or at least that\u2019s how the conventional wisdom goes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But real-world data suggests that many of those ubiquitous tiny gadgets\u00a0can<\/em>\u00a0run versions of traditional, time-tested encryption schemes. A team from the Swiss IoT <\/strong>encryption firm Teserakt argues that there’s no need to reinvent the wheel when the real solution is simply holding IoT manufacturers to higher standards. They made their case at a National Institute of Standards and Technology\u00a0conference<\/a>\u00a0in Maryland this month focused on developing \u201clightweight\u201d cryptography for embedded devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But traditional cryptography, particularly the stalwart Advanced Encryption Standard, often works just fine in IoT <\/strong>devices, says Antony Vennard, Teserakt’s chief engineer. The researchers have even observed a number of situations where security-conscious manufactures found ways to incorporate it, like in the embedded systems of cars. And other, independent studies have had\u00a0similar findings<\/a>. Read On:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n