Low-cost security for Internet of Things (IoT) devices

机器对机器（M2M）通信，其中计算设备彼此通信而不需要 需要人工干预的，正在迅速成为计算行业事实上的标准[1]。这 技术已经引起了智能嵌入式设备连接的革命，也被称为 物联网（IoT），从而提供显著的经济和社会效益[2]。IoT的例子 这些设备包括家庭自动化系统、智能电网和生物医学传感器。不幸的是， 物联网设备是有代价的，即设备的安全性。所有类型的计算机系统通常 易受安全攻击，物联网设备也是如此。然而，这些设备具有独特的限制， 传统的安全技术难以适应。因此，本项目将探索新的安全性 物联网设备的技术，以自动化和自适应的方式提供低成本的安全性。 该项目将为加拿大带来三个潜在的好处。首先，物联网现象增长 在最近的过去呈指数级增长，预计到2020年将达到260亿至300亿台设备， 最近的研究。这将带来意想不到的社会和经济效益。然而，由于缺乏安全， 物联网可以是一个展示塞子，除非我们系统地将安全工程融入物联网设备，这就是 项目目标。其次，Sierra Wireless（我们的行业合作伙伴）是加拿大发展最快的公司之一 在物联网领域，并在其位于不列颠哥伦比亚省里士满的总部雇用了近200名工程师。这个项目将有助于 他们进一步扩大和加强他们的产品供应。最后，在这个项目中培训的学生将 获得物联网安全领域的关键技能，这将使他们受到加拿大人的高度追捧 公司，毕业后。

Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, where computing devices communicate with each other without requiring human intervention, is rapidly becoming the de-facto standard in the computing industry [1]. This technology has engendered a revolution in connectivity of smart embedded devices, also called the Internet-of-Things (IoT), thereby providing significant economic and societal benefits [2]. Examples of IoT devices are home-automation systems, smart grids and biomedical sensors. Unfortunately, the connectivity of IoT devices comes at a cost, namely the (in)security of the devices. Computer systems of all kinds are routinely subject to security attacks, and so are IoT devices. However, these devices have unique constraints that make traditional security techniques challenging to adapt for them. Therefore, this project will explore novel security techniques for IoT devices that provide security at low-costs in an automated and adaptive manner. The proposed project will have three potential benefits for Canada. First, the IoT phenomenon has grown exponentially in the recent past, and is estimated to reach between 26 and 30 billion devices by 2020 according to recent studies. This will have unexpected societal and economic benefits. However, the lack of security in IoT can be a show stopper, unless we systematically engineer security into IoT devices, which is what this project targets. Second, Sierra Wireless (our industry partner) is one of the fastest growing Canadian companies in the IoT area, and employs nearly 200 engineers at its headquarters in Richmond, BC. This project will help them further expand and enhance their product offerings. Finally, the students trained in this project will acquire crucial skills in the IoT security space, which will make them highly sought after by Canadian companies, after they graduate.