Recently, I had a great opportunity to work with Domino's Pizza to evaluate an internally conceived Internet of Things (IoT)-based business solution they had designed and deployed throughout their US store locations. The goal of this research project was to understand the security implications around a large-scale enterprise IoT project and processes related to:
Acquisition, implementation, and deploymentTechnology and functionalityManagement and supportLaying the groundwork
I sat down with each of the internal teams involved with this project, and we discussed those key areas and how security was defined and applied within each. I gained valuable new insight into how security should play into the design and construction of a large IoT business solution, especially within the planning and acquisition phases. This opportunity allowed me to see how a security-driven organization like Domino's approaches a large-scale project like this.
I walked away from this phase of the project with some great takeaways that should be considered on all like-minded projects:
Always consider vendor security in your risk planning and modelingSecurity “must-haves" should map to your organization's internal security policiesAssessing the security status quo
Also, as part of this research project, I conducted a full ecosystem security assessment, examining all the critical hardware components, operation software, and associated network communications. As with any large-scale enterprise implementation, we did find a few security problems. This is the main reason all projects, even those with security built in from the start, should go through a wide-ranging security assessment to flush out any shortcomings that could be lurking under the hood. Once completed, I delivered a comprehensive report, which the security teams and project developers then used to quickly create solutions fo ..
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