IoTopia Committee
The IoTopia Committee is chaired by Russ Gyurek from Cisco. Full and participating GlobalPlatform members are eligible to contribute to this group.
The IoTopia Committee is creating an industry wide, standards-based framework to securely manage connected IoT devices from inception to device end of life. This framework is based on four pillars:
- Security by Design: show how secure components and APIs can be used with existing secure by design standards
- Device Intent: based on IETF Manufacturer Usage Description (MUD)
- Autonomous, Scalable, Secure Service Onboarding (SDO): based on open standards
- Device Lifecycle Management governance to cover SW/FW/HW patching and updates, tracking, secure storage of events, end of support/service, etc.
The goal is to avoid proprietary or unscalable approaches to security. The relevant eco-system players include chip vendors, device manufacturers, thing makers, IoT platform providers, system integrators, service providers, certification labs, network vendors, end users, government bodies and policy makers.
Objectives
The committee works to:
- Develop the blueprint for how to design and build secure connected IoT devices using secure component technology without having to be a cybersecurity company or cybersecurity expert.
- Collaborate internally with GlobalPlatform technical committees and task forces.
- Operate across industries to provide the support and tools to achieve market adoption and deployment.
- Collaborate with: governments, regulators and related organizations (NIST/NCCoE, ENISA, etc.), industry consortiums and universities and researchers to drive adoption and acceptance of the four pillars.
- Build hosted solutions (open source, POCs, repository) to support the deployment of the framework.
- Identify any security technologies that may be needed to complete the framework and create the required integration.
- Develop and maintain GlobalPlatform Functional and Security Certification Schemes related to the specifications it manages, to facilitate and assure interoperability within the marketplace.
- Provide training and education on the framework to industry stakeholders.
- Support services related to propagation of the framework, E.g. hosting files and addressing certification needs.
Learn more about IoTopia
IoTopia will provide a practical implementation guide to secure IoT devices across all markets and in line with global requirements. Understand the market context and gain further insights into the details of the framework.
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Download the IoTopia eBook
IoTopia is built upon four foundational pillars – Secure by Design, Device Intent, Device Onboarding and Lifecycle Management. Download the eBook to learn more about each pillar and how they offer practical guidance for secure design, development, deployment, certification and management of IoT devices and services.
Interested in participating in the IoTopia Committee?
