The IoTAC project started its work with the assessment of various IoT architectures and the requirement elicitation of the pilot operators.
The project elaborated its Security Baseline. This document is to orientate and define the framework of all security related aspects of the work.
Technical research and development in respect of the actual components of the IoTAC architecture followed two parallel tracks.
The design time Secure Software Development (SSD) platform consists of three core modules, the Design and Requirements module, the Security Assurance Module, and the Software Security Certification module. The first two modules provide mechanisms for monitoring and optimizing the security of IoT applications and the 3rd one validates the overall security of the IoT software application.
The runtime modules include the Secure IoT Gateway, the Attack Detection module, the Honeypot, the Front-end Access Management system, and the Runtime Monitoring System. These components combined realize a multi-layer security concept. Implementation of the modules have been completed and after the unit tests they have been integrated into the IoTAC platform through a databus, and the results of their operations have been presented on the IoTAC management dashboard. After security testing of the modules, they have been integrated and used in the pilot operations.
Pilot related work included the definition of the most important targets of the two phases of the operations, the expected development cycles within, and between the phases, as well as the definition of KPIs and the elaboration of the deployment plans. The actual pilots have been conducted in one longer continuous activity with active collaboration between the technical teams and pilot operators. As a result, all the modules and the integrated IoTAC platform realized and exceeded all the established security KPIs and had no negative effects on the performance of the legacy operations.
The project has also elaborated a security assessment program which was first validated with the IoTAC security modules and pilot environments before sharing it with the broader community.
IoTAC also successfully contributed to standardisation with launching two action items with ETSI and submitting its security concept related to the reference architecture ISO 30141.
An active dissemination-communication program complemented the work covering both the scientific and research progress, as well as the broader expected impact of the project. The dissemination tools/media include the project website, multiple social media platforms including LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and a YouTube channel, publication of academic papers, presentations on conferences as well as quarterly newsletters, 6 press releases and the project’s own annual IoT Day Roundtable. The project has exceeded most related KPIs.
