Abstracting IoT Security Away from the User

A secure IoT solution must consider all aspects of the system from the sensor to the user. This includes everything from hardware, firmware, and any application software which allows the user to access their data. While any reputable IoT platform is designed with security as a priority, breaches can still occur as a result of user error during complex device configuration steps.

Traditional IoT platforms are marketed directly to engineers, and usual require users to be knowledgeable in gateway configuration, firewalls, data encryption, and in some cases updating and patching their devices to ensure their system is secure for the lifetime that the product is deployed. Further, some systems require the customer to purchase a third party hardware controller to transmit their data from the sensor to the cloud. While there are many advantages of storing data in the cloud, each party brought into the datapath adds additional layers of cybersecurity risk.

EDG’s end-to-end IoT platform provides security for the full datapath from the sensor to the user. Over-the-air (OTA) security updates are provided to our devices automatically without any user intervention, and without interrupting the user’s application. Because our devices transmit data directly to the EDG Client Portal, users simply need to log in to view their dashboard or download their data. This abstracts complex gateway configuration, firewalls, and data encryption responsibilities away from the user, and allows them to focus on analyzing their data.

EDG’s solution is available off-the-shelf, and our security updates are automatic without your involvement. We’ll ship our systems preconfigured to read from your sensors. You’ll simply apply power, and data will be automatically transmitted to the EDG Client Portal. If you can log into a website, you are ready to use our platform. And you’ll have full confidence that our system is secure because there are no third party components you’ll need to configure.

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