The GSMA predicts we’ll have more than 25 billion connected IoT devices by 2025, and as devices multiply, so too does the quantity of data being sent to cloud platforms. IoT data is so massive, it’s now being measured by 10s of Zettabytes - one Zettabyte is equal to a trillion Gigabytes!
This surge is significantly increasing the risk of cyberattacks that can compromise sensitive data, damage equipment, and even shut down critical civil infrastructure. That’s why state-of-the-art IoT cloud platforms now require a sophisticated remote authentication process to ensure that devices, application software, and data can be trusted.
Sound complicated? Thales can help!
The industry-unique Cinterion Trusted Identity Services offer leverages decades of Thales digital security expertise that comes from delivering more than three billion secure devices every year. The offer streamlines unique digital identity provisioning and maintenance while securing the complete device-to-cloud journey. The services leverage digital IDs and security attributes embedded into the roots of Cinterion IoT modules, gateways and modem cards, then employs an advanced Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) to support the automated, secure enrolment of devices into private and public clouds.
The Trusted Identity Services offer is part of a broader array of Cinterion IoT Suite services that provide extremely efficient and secure remote management of IoT devices.
- Trusted device identities pre-injected into IoT devices at Thales secure production facilities. This streamlines the OEM production setup, eliminates the need for IoT developers to deploy their own secure production facilities, and simultaneously defends against device cloning or ID theft in unsecured environments.
- Trusted Identity validation and enrolment in IoT clouds such as Azure and AWS leveraging the award-winning Thales Trusted Key Manager (TKM). A PKI framework and trustful embedded keys and certificates streamline enrolment into any IoT cloud platform. It also encrypts and digitally signs data ensuring confidentiality (data is protected against unauthorized access) and integrity (data is accurate and has not been manipulated.)
- Identity lifecycle management, including remote rotation, transfer or revocation of keys and credentials through a single pane-of-glass. The TKM ensures that lifecycle updates are performed securely, over-the-air virtually eliminating the need for onsite support by maintenance teams. This reduces costs, particularly for large, geographically dispersed fleets.
The result?
Cinterion Trusted Identity Services ensure data confidentiality and integrity while safeguarding the complete data-to-cloud journey for the lifetime of devices. This takes the security burden off of IoT providers allowing them to focus on their key competencies and expertise.
Can digital IDs and keys secure the IoT?
GSMA Intelligence is predicting 13 billion new IoT connections by 2025, and with that comes a surging risk for cyberattacks. It’s up to IoT developers and service providers to deliver solutions that properly balance risk, threats and security technology costs. Should you go with it alone or call an expert for help?
A new Thales whitepaper examines the principles and best practices of device identity and authentication technology, which hold a key to safeguarding devices, data and the IoT.
Lifecycle management services to connect, optimize, update and secure your IoT devices