A Smarter, More Secure Internet of Things

A smarter, more secure Internet of Things

Travis GreeneIdentity Solutions Strategist, NetIQ

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Internet of Things


Internet of Things What “things” and how did we get there?

Goldman Sachs, What is the Internet of Things?, September 2014


Two Critical Components

Things People behindthe “Things”

The Internet of Things

- A Few Examples










The Risk Presented by

the Internet of Things




• The Internet of Things

will change the way we

use and interact with

technology.

• Devices will constantly

monitor and respond

both to us and to

each other.

• We must learn to

manage this interaction.


“Another evolving area of risk lies in

physical objects—industrial components,

automobiles, home automation products,

and consumer devices, to name a few—that

are being integrated into the information

network, a trend typically referred to as the

‘Internet of Things.’

The interconnection of billions of devices

with IT and operational systems will

introduce a new world of security risks for

businesses, consumers, and governments.”2014 PwC State of Cybercrime Survey

“The development towards an IoT is likely to

give rise to a number of ethical issues and

debates in society, many of which have

already surfaced in connection with the

current Internet and ICT in general, such as

loss of trust, violations of privacy, misuse of

data, ambiguity of copyright, digital divide,

identity theft, problems of control and of

access to information and freedom of

speech and expression. However, in IoT,

many of these problems gain a new

dimension in light of the increased

complexity.”2013 European Commission Report on the IoT


Gartner Hype Cycle

So, how do we do that?

Focus on the identities

Too many users with

too much access

Too many users with

too much access

devices

We can’t leave it to the

manufacturers’ plan

We can’t stop attacks,

but we can mitigate the

damage

Focus on the basics

Enforce access controls

Monitor user

activity

Minimizerights

But how do we understand if

the activity is appropriate?

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The answer is

NOT more data

• Security teams already have too

much data to deal with

• New tools and new

infrastructures compound the

problem

Simply put…

There’s too much noise and not enough insight

Security needs context…

What access?

Access okay?

Normal?

Where?

Who?

Identity?

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What is the key?

Identity

We must adopt identity-centric

thinking if we want to have any

chance of maintaining control

over the world we are building

Identity of Everything


The Identity of Everything allows the creation of a unique set of attributes

• Who or what every connected item or person is

• What permissions those objects and people have

• What they do with those entitlements

• Who granted the permissions

• How other people and devices may interact


• Google Nest, a home

automation hub

• Collects data from other

appliances & sensors

• But there is a homeowner

identity behind it that Google

wants to market to

• And that owner will have

relationships to many other

things

The Identity of Everything will be both Hierarchical and Matrixed

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NetIQ provides a unique combination of

Identity, Access and Security solutions

that will scale to address the future

demands on identity


Actions for Today, Tomorrow, Next Year

• Understand the identity stores you already have

• Examine how identity information is used in your

organization

• Look for ways to integrate identity context into your

product design to protect data collected by IoT sensors

• Start to build a framework to handle more

sophisticated, aggregate identity, that can scale

• Work towards an extensible identity framework that

will encompass people, products, devices and services

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