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Practical Industrial Internet of Things Security

By : Sravani Bhattacharjee
Book Image

Practical Industrial Internet of Things Security

By: Sravani Bhattacharjee

Overview of this book

Securing connected industries and autonomous systems is of primary concern to the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) community. Unlike cybersecurity, cyber-physical security directly ties to system reliability as well as human and environmental safety. This hands-on guide begins by establishing the foundational concepts of IIoT security with the help of real-world case studies, threat models, and reference architectures. You’ll work with practical tools to design risk-based security controls for industrial use cases and gain practical knowledge of multi-layered defense techniques, including identity and access management (IAM), endpoint security, and communication infrastructure. You’ll also understand how to secure IIoT lifecycle processes, standardization, and governance. In the concluding chapters, you’ll explore the design and implementation of resilient connected systems with emerging technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. By the end of this book, you’ll be equipped with the all the knowledge required to design industry-standard IoT systems confidently.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
Dedication
Packt Upsell
Foreword
Contributors
Disclaimer
Preface
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Index

Chapter 4. Endpoint Security and Trustworthiness

"Without security, there is no safety."                                               - Steve Hanna, Senior Principal, Infineon Technologies

The trustworthiness of an IIoT implementation is rooted in endpoint protection. In Chapter 1, An Unprecedented Opportunity at Stake, the tremendous business and social opportunities tied to the industrial internet were discussed at length. Inadequate trustworthiness at any point in the value chain poses a major threat to those optimistic claims. This further highlights the importance of securing IIoT endpoints.

An endpoint can be any node in the IIoT architecture that generates or receives data and/or control signals. An endpoint may also route data packets, or can be a storage device. As such, we need measurable and verifiable techniques to protect data at rest, data in use, and data in motion. Even in scenarios where the chances of a compromise are low, the importance of endpoint security cannot be underestimated...