Murali Palanisamy

Title: Secure and Manage IoT Devices – Build a Strong Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) for IoT

Abstract: The Internet of Things (IoT) is the next wave of innovation that connects the world at a more granular level. Nevertheless, it comes with its own set of challenges. Privacy and security are among the significant challenges of IoT. Improper device updates, lack of efficient and robust security protocols and user unawareness are some of the biggest challenges that IoT is facing.

Some of the key security requirements for IoT include:

· Ensuring the confidentiality and integrity of data traveling between connected devices to ensure that data is not tampered with while it’s in transit between devices

· Providing each device a verifiable identity – through digital certificates and signatures

· Meeting industry-specific compliance requirements – to make sure the IoT devices meet regulations laid down by each industry it’s used in.

Managed PKI solutions offer end-to-end automation of certificates and keys, regardless of their numbers or where they are stored (HSMs, local file systems, etc.). They routinely scan networks for certificates, provide a comprehensive report of their status, and send immediate alerts in case they detect an anomaly rising out of an expired or compromised certificate.

The session aims to lay emphasis on the fact that it’s critical to weave security into the fabric of IoT devices. Businesses need to reimagine security for IoT devices by:

1. supporting multiple layers of data protection

2. planning ahead for end-to-end security

3. constantly evolving threat detection capabilities

4. incorporating security-by-design

Bio: As Chief Solutions Officer, Murali is responsible for the overall product vision, development, and technical direction of AppViewX. Before joining the company, he served as Senior Vice President at Bank of America, where he led an architecture and engineering team of e-commerce application delivery. Prior to that, Murali was Vice President of architecture and product engineering at Merrill Lynch. He has designed and developed automation and integration solutions for servers, application delivery controllers, IP services, and networking.