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Home   »   Internet of Everything   »   The Jetson’s Cyber Concerns – Future Smart Cities Cybersecurity Checklist

The Jetson’s Cyber Concerns – Future Smart Cities Cybersecurity Checklist

  • Posted on:May 30, 2017
  • Posted in:Internet of Everything, Security, Vulnerabilities & Exploits
  • Posted by:
    Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)
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As cities continue to grow smarter, they will also become easier to hack. With millions (if not billions) of dollars going into research for urban domains and the Internet of Things (IoT), there will be more opportunities to utilize technology to define, access and improve smart city services and infrastructure. In these smart cities, information security plays a huge role in protecting the highest levels of confidentiality, availability and integrity for city resources and utilities.

Take a closer look at “Securing Smart Cities: Moving Toward Utopia with Security in Mind,” from our Forward-Looking Threat Research (FTR) Team: Philippe Lin, Dr. Morton Swimmer, Akira Urano, Stephen Hilt, and Rainer Vosseler.

To help guide the development of smart cities, we at Trend Micro have developed a quick 10-step cybersecurity checklist as a gut check when implanting new, smart technologies.

1. Perform quality inspection and penetration testing

2. Prioritize security in SLAs for all vendors and service providers

3. Establish a municipal CERT or CSIRT

4. Ensure the consistency and security of software updates

5. Plan around the life cycle of smart infrastructures 

6. Process data with privacy in mind 

7. Encrypt, authenticate and regulate public communication channels

8. Always have a manual override ready

9. Design a fault-tolerant system

10. Ensure the continuity of basic services

Cities will continue to grow smarter over time. Whether these cities are built from the ground up, or built around and over established metropolises, it is always important to balance functionality with security. Cities are created by the people, and for the people. So, it’s only right to protect them.

To read the full report please click here.

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  1. As Cities Get Smarter, So Should Their Security
  2. Securing Our Smart Cities: Why We All Need to Be Aware of the Threats Out There
  3. Challenges with Critical Infrastructure: IoT, Smart Cities Under Attack
  4. Protecting Critical Infrastructure and Roadways: How Smart Cities Create New Risks

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