The First Australian IoT Code of Practice
Security and Safety Implications of IoT at a societal level
In this article, I’d like to highlight the importance of the IoT Code of Practice within the national security and privacy context springboarding the Department of Australian Home Affairs’ Vision, Strategy, and Action Plan updates articulated in the HomeAffairsSummit.
The theme was maintaining a fine balance for our Integrity, Prosperity, and Security values creating a nationwide fusion emphasizing the partnership of government, industry, and academia, as clearly pointed out by Secretary Michael Pezzulo.
I had the privilege to participate in the Department of Home Affairs Summit held in Melbourne, Australia, where I live, on 19 November 2019.
The summit was well organized and provided the big picture for the Home Affairs Agenda, focusing on integrity, prosperity, and security.
More importantly, the event brought industry leaders from various organizations and academia, creating a collaborative atmosphere.
The summit content highlighted the importance of partnership, collaboration, and creating fusion to deal with our internal challenges, such as cybersecurity threats, natural disasters, and critical infrastructure security risks.
Apart from ministerial and senior executive-level presentations on these challenges, one of the most useful parts of the summit was the introduction of informative and interactive workshops attended by industry and academic representatives.
There were 11 workshops, including key areas such as:
Customs and border modernisation
Counter foreign interference approach
The role of identity within the national security and law enforcement environments
The future of work in a globally mobile world
Implementing Australia’s Modern Slavery Act — Knowing your supply chain
Protecting Australia’s critical infrastructure and systems
Crowded places — increasing resilience to terrorism
Tackling disaster risk — Government & industry working together to build Australia’s resilience
Black economy and trade enforcement
Child exploitation — what has gone wrong and what we can do
What does transport security at our air and seaports look like in 2030
Significance of IoT Security
As I pointed out and discussed in my previous articles and publications related to the IoT, cybersecurity, and privacy tops the agenda when we are dealing with IoT solutions.
As the IoT security and privacy clarified by Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton, who also announced the release of the first Australian IoT Code of Practice, the IoT devices are proliferating and posing a critical risk for our safety, privacy, and security.
This code of practice is a timely and proactive approach to guide IoT solutions and service providers and also to create awareness for consumers. The IoT Code of Practice has the following 13 clear principles; you can access the details from the link above:
No duplicated default or weak passwords
Implement a vulnerability disclosure policy
Keep software securely updated
Securely store credentials and security-sensitive data
Ensure that personal data is protected
Minimise exposed attack surfaces
Ensure communication integrity
Ensure software integrity
Make systems resilient to outages
Monitor system telemetry data
Make it easy for consumers to delete personal data
Make installation and maintenance of devices easy
Validate input data
These 13 principles set by the Australian Government are a proactive and strategic initiative aiming to address key security and privacy concerns posed by proliferating and ubiquitous IoT devices, which are inevitable parts of our lives and the connected world.
I want to know whether other countries developed a code of practice for IoT. I wrote many articles about the Internet of Things. Here is a sample story.
Thank you for reading my perspective. I hope you find this post helpful.
Here is an interesting IoT-related article by one of the editors Aiden (Illumination Gaming), supporting my publications on Medium.
Reference
A Practical Guide for IoT Solution Architects by Dr Mehmet Yildiz
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