NSA Researchers Discuss Lightweight Cryptography and Security Designs for the Internet of Things
In this IoT era, how do we secure devices and systems for safe and assured operation?
Twenty top Industry Executives serving on the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) warned the President last November:
"There is a small—and rapidly closing—window to ensure that IoT is adopted in a way that maximizes security and minimizes risk. If the country fails to do so, it will be coping with the consequences for generations.
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The rapid adoption of smart, adaptive, and connected devices—the “Internet of Things” (IoT) - is occurring across virtually all critical infrastructure sectors. Moreover, this is happening at a speed that far outpaces earlier technological developments.
The IoT will bring significant societal benefits . . . [b]ut the rapid and massive connection of these devices also brings with it risks, including new attack vectors new vulnerabilities, and perhaps most concerning of all, a vastly increased ability to use remote access to cause physical destruction.
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IoT adoption will . . . impact virtually all sectors of our society. The Nation’s challenge is ensuring that the IoT’s adoption does not create undue risk.
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NSTAC Report to the President on the Internet of Things, November 2014
Join WHSR as we host Researchers and Engineers from the NSA's Trusted Systems Research Group. They will discuss IoT security design issues and requirements, why the agency publically released SIMON and SPECK, the world's best performing lightweight cryptography, and suggest additional work and collaborations with Industry that are necessary to provide safer and more secure devices and systems for the IoT Era.
This is an opportunity for Industry to hear directly from NSA's Researchers who invented SIMON and SPECK and discuss next steps for securing products.
*Light refreshments will be served.