Secure by Default with Microsoft: “Without IoT security people will be reluctant to innovate.”

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Secure by Default with Microsoft: “Without IoT security people will be reluctant to innovate.”

In the second of our two #beyondthenow podcast episodes with Microsoft, we take a deep dive into IoT security with Eustace Asanghanwa (Principal Program Manager for Security, Azure IoT, Microsoft). Eustace and David discuss the challenges of IoT security, how to implement it and how resources like protection profiles can help. They also discuss how Microsoft Azure’s PSA Certified Level 1 certification is helping to facilitate better collaboration with the ecosystem.

How Azure RTOS achieving PSA Certified Level 1 addresses the ‘trilemma’ of IoT security.

How securing devices will give the industry confidence and will ultimately unlock innovation.

The elements that must be considered if you want to have a ‘secure by default’ approach.

Discover Key Talking Points in this Episode

We are very excited that the AzureRTOS is PSA Certified, it is important to us because it is a nod that we are moving in the right direction and being recognized for that.

Eustace Asanghanwa – Principal Program Manager for Security, Azure IoT, Microsoft

Secure by default is recognizing the fact that it is important to think of security upfront rather than try to add security at the end. The general notion is this, if somebody or an organization wants to build a product, they want to get a functional product before adding security. And when they do it like that, they miss many opportunities to incorporate security into the product. Security ends up being disjointed additions to the product, and exploiters are very savvy at exploiting those disjoints. So it is important that when building security, you have to build the solution to be secured from the get-go.

Eustace Asanghanwa – Principal Program Manager for Security, Azure IoT, Microsoft

Right now, it seems like many organizations still look at security as a cost line item. They must decide whether to invest in this particular component of security or not, and they’re looking at it only from a cost point of view. I’m thinking that in five years, that is going to go away, people will be more willing to invest in the value that the product provides

Eustace Asanghanwa – Principal Program Manager for Security, Azure IoT, Microsoft

More About Your Podcast Host David Maidment

David Maidment (Senior Director of the Secure Device Ecosystem at Arm- a PSA Certified Co-founder) leads our discussions on the latest trends and developments from the world of IoT security.

Based in Cambridge UK, David brings over 25 years of experience in the embedded and IoT industry. He specializes in the intersection between device security and business assurance to drive best practice security adoption across the electronics industry. In his role at Arm, David leads device security ecosystem activities including the widely adopted PSA Certified initiative.