The CIRA team was recently chosen to participate in a brand new IoT accelerator based in Ottawa.
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A couple of weeks ago the CIRA team was chosen to participate in a brand new Internet of Things (IoT) accelerator hosted by the Ottawa-based startup incubator L-SPARK. Over the coming year, CIRA Labs will be working with a cross-disciplinary team of experts, technologists, and advisors to develop a cutting edge IoT Registry through L-SPARK\u2019s Secure IoT Accelerator program.<\/p>\n
With the widespread deployment of 5G networks on the horizon, there will soon be an explosion of internet-connected devices in households and businesses around the world. Everything from doorbells to fridges to thermostats and beyond will soon begin to ship with a SIM card and a high-quality internet connection, enabled by state-of-the-art 5G networks.<\/p>\n
Of course, as more and more commonplace devices become internet-connected, the cybersecurity risks around them grow. With this in mind, CIRA is working on innovative strategies to mitigate the risks these devices pose to users as well as the public internet.<\/p>\n
Right now the entire industry is trying to solve a massive problem:<\/p>\n
How are internet service providers, IoT manufacturers, cloud service providers, and end users going to keep track of every single device and ensure security across the entire network. <\/p>\n
This is the billion dollar question that CIRA\u2019s L-SPARK project \u2013 and the entire IoT industry \u2013 is racing to answer.<\/p>\n
Now, you may have noticed that, unlike the other participants, CIRA is not actually a startup. We\u2019re a mission-driven not-for-profit working hard to manage the .CA domain and build a better online Canada. Our inclusion in this program shows how far we\u2019ve come in being able to position ourselves as a nimble, innovative tech organization at the forefront of the cybersecurity and internet infrastructure industries.<\/p>\n
The good news is that we think we\u2019ve found a solution that will work; the bad news is that we can\u2019t say too much about it publicly right now \u2013 but we\u2019ll tell you everything we can as we advance through the Secure IoT Accelerator program.<\/p>\n
In the meantime, we are super excited to be working with some of the brightest minds in the industry to develop a world-class security framework for IoT devices, and can\u2019t wait to share it with the world. Stay tuned for updates!<\/p>\n