Prodea Blog
January 9, 2018
January 9, 2018
We invite you to enjoy Prodea’s ten part blog series on IoT security. The series is written for employees of companies who sell connected products, especially those new to IoT. With this series, we hope to bring a basic level of awareness and understanding of key issues that face everyone who develops connected consumer products. We also hope to stimulate an ongoing dialog that helps move the conversation about connected products security forward. #10 The Importance of Tenant Separation and Authentication Standards in IoT Security #9 To Understand IoT Authentication and Authorization You Need To Know ‘OAuth 2.0’ #8 Data […]
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November 22, 2017
November 22, 2017
This is the tenth and final blog in a series of Arrayent posts on IoT security. The series is written for employees of companies who sell connected products, especially those new to IoT. With this series, we hope to bring a basic level of awareness and understanding of key issues that face everyone who develops connected consumer products. We also hope to stimulate an ongoing dialog that helps move the conversation about connected products security forward. As a provider, as well as customer, of cloud services (Prodea’s own business is run in the cloud), we know that data is at […]
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July 26, 2017
July 26, 2017
By Cyril Brignone — July 26, 2017 To customers, partners, and friends of Arrayent, This morning, I am announcing that our board of directors has approved the acquisition of Arrayent by Prodea Systems, Inc. This is a big day for all of us. Over ten years ago, our founder, Shane Dyer, had a vision that it should be simple for brand manufacturers to get products connected through the Internet in order to get closer to their customers. That vision evolved into reality when first in 2007 we helped Mattel launch the ‘IM-Me’ instant messaging toy, to today with Arrayent […]
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July 13, 2017
July 13, 2017
This is the ninth in a series of Arrayent blog posts on IoT security. The series is written for employees of companies who sell connected products, especially those new to IoT. With this series, we hope to bring a basic level of awareness and understanding of key issues that face everyone who develops connected consumer products. We also hope to stimulate an ongoing dialog that helps move the conversation about connected products security forward. The Open Authorization (OAuth) user authentic-cation and authorization framework has become a popular and convenient way to secure access to IoT devices. The Arrayent platform employs […]
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July 6, 2017
July 6, 2017
This is the eighth in a series of Arrayent blog posts on IoT security. The series is written for employees of companies who sell connected products, especially those new to IoT. With this series, we hope to bring a basic level of awareness and understanding of key issues that face everyone who develops connected consumer products. We also hope to stimulate an ongoing dialog that helps move the conversation about connected products security forward. If your company collects data about your products, customers, employees, or market, the best practice is that you should always encrypt it, whether or not there […]
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June 29, 2017
June 29, 2017
This is the seventh in a series of Arrayent blog posts on IoT security. The series is written for employees of companies who sell connected products, especially those new to IoT. With this series, we hope to bring a basic level of awareness and understanding of key issues that face everyone who develops connected consumer products. We also hope to stimulate an ongoing dialog that helps move the conversation about connected products security forward. Identity and Access Management (IAM) is one of the important considerations IoT platform security teams must address. The challenges are that it is complex, continuously evolving, […]
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June 22, 2017
June 22, 2017
This is the sixth in a series of Arrayent blog posts on IoT security. The series is written for employees of companies who sell connected products, especially those new to IoT. With this series, we hope to bring a basic level of awareness and understanding of key issues that face everyone who develops connected consumer products. We also hope to stimulate an ongoing dialog that helps move the conversation about connected products security forward. A major impetus for manufacturers is wanting to have connected products that are ‘always on.’ This allows them to innovate faster and deliver product improvements, new functionality, […]
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June 15, 2017
June 15, 2017
This is the fifth in a series of Arrayent blog posts on IoT security. The series is written for employees of companies who sell connected products, especially those new to IoT. With this series, we hope to bring a basic level of awareness and understanding of key issues that face everyone who develops connected consumer products. We also hope to stimulate an ongoing dialog that helps move the conversation about connected products security forward. If the world has learned anything from the high-profile connected device hacks of the past year, it’s that IoT security cannot be an afterthought. Security has […]
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June 15, 2017
June 15, 2017
If you’re a tech-minded Dad and believe leading tech pundits, your Father’s Day should yield a bounty of Internet-connected gifts. If you are wondering what to buy, the latest research for Father’s Day 2017 indicates that the best way to a Dad’s heart is through his desire for an electronic gift (18%), now beating out power tools (15%), sporting event tickets (14%) and camping/fishing/hunting related gifts (10%). Who would have thought? BEST OF FATHER’S DAY CONNECTED GIFT GUIDES As you might expect, the typical Father’s Day gift list for 2017 boasts many connected entertainment devices like 1) Roku or Chromecast, […]
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June 8, 2017
June 8, 2017
This is the fourth in a series of Arrayent blog posts on IoT security. The series is written for employees of companies who sell connected products, especially those new to IoT. With this series, we hope to bring a basic level of awareness and understanding of key issues that face everyone who develops connected consumer products. We also hope to stimulate an ongoing dialog that helps move the conversation about connected products security forward. External audits: detective work or proctology, to IoT platform companies it feels like both Any manufacturer of branded consumer products who is looking to partner […]
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