The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is to hold a funding drive for start-ups to help the agency secure the Internet of Things. The agency is holding an event to attract technology gurus to assist the DHS in the growing problems associated with the increasingly large IoT space. The DHS Directorate of Science and Technology has already begun awarding IoT security contracts, offering $1.8m to secure remote monitoring medical devices Last month, commenting on the latest initative, a spokesman for the agency said "Past results have shown that adding security after systems are designed and deployed, i.e., 'bolting security on', is challenging at best and at worst can have catastrophic consequences."
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is to hold a funding drive for start-ups to help the agency secure the Internet of Things. The agency is holding an event to attract technology gurus to assist the DHS in the growing problems associated with the increasingly large IoT space. The DHS Directorate of Science and Technology has already begun awarding IoT security contracts, offering $1.8m to secure remote monitoring medical devices last month, commenting on the latest initative, a spokesman for the agency said "Past results have shown that adding security after systems are designed and deployed, i.e., 'bolting security on', is challenging at best and at worst can have catastrophic consequences."