Webroot Launches Industrial IoT Security Kit

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Internet security firm Webroot has launched a new toolkit aimed at delivering threat intelligence and increased security for connected Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

Built for designers of IoT and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices, the new Webroot IoT Security Toolkit offers integrated protection against threats such as malware and zero-day exploits, as well as internal vulnerabilities.

The toolkit can leverage existing cloud-based, real-time threat intelligence services to increase the security of IoT devices in various scenarios, Webroot said.

The toolkit includes three components: Device Agents, Threat Intelligence Services, and Secure Web Gateway, each designed to offer defense mechanisms at a different level.

The Device Agents are low impact, small footprint software components that can detect new or altered files and anomalous events at the system level and send the information to Webroot’s BrightCloud Threat Intelligence Cloud Platform, without impacting device performance.

System designers can integrate the BrightCloud Threat Intelligence Services into IoT gateways and platforms to defend against malicious inbound attacks, while the cloud-based Secure Web Gateway service monitors traffic between devices and control systems over the Internet to intercept malware before it reaches the network or endpoints.

“Because the Webroot IoT Security Toolkit leverages real-time threat intelligence to protect deployed systems against cyberattacks, solution designers and integrators can meet the mandatory requirements for security and safety systems by ensuring that critical devices and systems operate as expected,” John Sirianni, VP of IoT Strategic Partnerships at Webroot, said in a statement.

The Webroot IoT Security Toolkit is available to device manufacturers, systems integrators and Webroot technology partners. The solution supports monitoring of any device, gateway, or server, and can be integrated using REST and other API call methods, SDKs, or Embedded C Code.

According to Gartner, the number of devices in the IoT ecosystem could top 25 billion by 2020.

The IoT Security Market is expected to grow from $6.89 Billion in 2015 to USD $28.90 Billion by 2020, according to a recent report published by MarketsandMarkets.

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[Ballistic Gelatin]

Hmm...maybe this will help me stop my refrigerator from scrambling Russia's long-range bombers every time I open my refrigerator for a sip of Stoli. ;)

[nIGHT]

I think appliances being connected remotely is an idea more than a decade ago was trying to achieved. Seem lots of news about it ten years past but it still never gain a demand like the internet connected ref where you can browse and surf with a little monitor in the door plus you can remotely control the ref operation using the web. Me thinks this is just a reboot to that idea plus now we get security software in it. hehehe!

I like the idea to control every appliances on my phone and should already be done a long time ago.

What seems the old internet connected appliance failures in the past were unwanted stupid features included in it, should be avoided. Like the internet connected ref, I like to control it with my laptop or smartphone but not browse or surf there.

I rather buy a large tab or pad that I can buy cheaply rather than with those ridiculous pricetags.

It's a fhucking ref! C'mon! I'm not buying a spaceship! hehehe!