{"id":2070,"date":"2019-11-14T02:44:02","date_gmt":"2019-11-14T02:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kusuaks7\/?p=1675"},"modified":"2024-02-26T08:31:06","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T08:31:06","slug":"how-to-secure-manage-and-monitor-edge-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/iot\/how-to-secure-manage-and-monitor-edge-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"How to secure, manage and monitor edge devices"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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As edge devices grow and expand in type, it's business critical to be able to secure, manage and monitor them<\/h3><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAs more edge devices proliferate different enterprise and IoT networks, it becomes increasingly important to secure and manage all of those devices. Without the ability to secure and manage edge devices easily, edge computing won\u2019t be accessible to many of the industrial applications that it is most beneficial to.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u00a0\"The convergence of technology, especially mobility, must be secured\"<\/h4><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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During his keynote at SOTI Sync 2019, Nick Dawson from Samsung Electronics, revealed the transformational impact of technology convergence, but warned it must be secured. Read here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Securing the edge<\/h3><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow can organisations secure their edge devices, which allows enterprises to take steps towards the real-time and proactive management of applications?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\nFrom\u00a0Nick Dawson<\/a>\u2018s perspective (the global director, Knox strategy and business development, enterprise business team at Samsung Electronics), security needs to be embedded in the actual compliance. \u201cIt needs to be a fundamental part of the DNA of any given device,\u201d he said.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHowever, there needs to be a mindset shift. Users and business partners tend to think of smartphones as the most important device that should be protected. But, in reality, a smart toaster of fish tank could provide a route in for hackers.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\u201cAny appliance that is connected to a network must have security built into it,\u201d Dawson continued.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis is one of three challenges when it comes to edge devices; do\u00a0I<\/em>\u00a0trust it\/is it secure? Can\u00a0I\u00a0<\/em>manage it? Can\u00a0I\u00a0<\/em>monitor it?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The fundamental point of edge is to enable device-to-device communication without a hub and spoke model. Why not compute out at the source, rather than in the cloud or data centre?<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Managing edge devices<\/h3><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEdge devices (where data is processed at the source) have grown from the thousands, to the millions and now billions. And, organisations need a single pane of glass, or a unified platform to manage this growing number, whether that\u2019s Android, iOS or Linux devices.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe challenges of managing these devices is \u201cunderstanding the expectations of what I can do on an IoT device,\u201d said\u00a0Shash Anand<\/a>, vice president of product strategy at SOTI Inc. \u201cSome are limited in terms of their capabilities,\u201d he explained, referring to devices that don\u2019t have screens and might be unassuming in their importance.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\"Security is a great concern with IoT deployment, but what about edge security?\"<\/h4><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Processing IoT data at the edge is a must for businesses. But, both IoT security and edge security are serious concerns for the adopters. Read here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nManaging edge devices means having visibility over every single device on the network, no matter how seemingly small or irrelevant. It means running \u201cdiagnostics, upgrading the firmware, getting information and insight analytics on all the devices so that you can upgrade them,\u201d continued Anand.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cWhen we go out to different edge device types, there is a challenge of scalability because of all the terabytes of data being produced. That\u2019s why we introduced things like XTreme Technology [part of\u00a0SOTI ONE Platform<\/a>], which can process all the data at the edge in minutes, autonomously, and provide real insights to the whole enterprise or business environment,\u201d he said.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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In this IoT world, it\u2019s important to be able to secure, manage, monitor and automate responses at the edge<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAs organisations see the proliferation of different types of devices, with more connected endpoints out there on the network, one of the challenges is being able to monitor it all \u2014 \u201chow do I ensure that everything is doing what it\u2019s supposed to do,\u201d asked Dawson?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFor large multinational companies, there are lots of individuals with different skill sets who can\u2019t all be up 24 hours a day. It\u2019s important, therefore, to build in an analytics capability into every device, on top of security, that can be managed on one platform or hub. The analytics capability can monitor how a device is interacting with a network, what\u2019s the battery level, what are the data points from that device and much more.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\"Accessing the benefits of edge computing \u2014 a must for industry 4.0\"<\/h4><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Organisations are beginning to realise that they need unwavering control over every aspect of their business to drive digital transformation. How they do this? At the edge\u2026 Read here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAI algorithms can then be run over those devices and the data they generate to create decision support tools to respond to what\u2019s happening in the network \u2014 automatically. \u201cThese remediation possibilities can help the system self heal itself if there is a problem,\u201d explained Dawson.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As more edge devices proliferate different enterprise and IoT networks, it becomes increasingly important to secure and manage all of those devices. Without the ability to secure and manage edge devices easily, edge computing won’t be accessible to many of the industrial applications that it is most beneficial to. How can organisations secure their edge devices, which allow enterprises to take steps towards the real-time and proactive management of applications? This is one of three challenges when it comes to edge devices; do I trust it\/is it secure? Can I manage it? Can I monitor it?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":635,"featured_media":2742,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[195],"tags":[93],"ppma_author":[3361],"class_list":["post-2070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-iot","tag-internet-of-things"],"authors":[{"term_id":3361,"user_id":635,"is_guest":0,"slug":"nicholas-ismail","display_name":"Nicholas Ismail","avatar_url":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/medium_7846d3d9-9e57-4968-8d69-64a8c8947899-150x150.jpg","user_url":"https:\/\/www.information-age.com\/","last_name":"Ismail","first_name":"Nicholas","job_title":"","description":"Nicholas Ismail is Editor at Information Age<\/a>.\u00a0 He writes original articles for the magazine and website, interviewing business leaders both on and off-camera while providing analysis for IT and business leaders on the latest technology trends disrupting the industry."}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2070","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2070"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2070\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36154,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2070\/revisions\/36154"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2070"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=2070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}