IoT Security Champions: Building Trust into the IoT

Security concerns and threats could inhibit the expansion of the Internet of Things (IoT). The provision of wide area connectivity to an ever-greater variety of devices is increasing the IoT ecosystem’s exposure to fraud and attack. As well as using licensed spectrum and 3GPP standards to provide secure connectivity, mobile operators and their partners are increasingly employing the GSMA’s IoT Security Guidelines and Assessment to build end-to-end security into IoT solutions. Based on interviews with 14 leading mobile operators, this paper explores how players across the ecosystem are integrating the GSMA framework into their product development and testing processes.