Join us Oct 8 for a workshop on IoT Privacy & Security with the Online Trust Alliance

https://trustworthyiot.eventbrite.com - 

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While the vast number of Internet of Things (IoT) applications promise to impact almost every industry vertical, the growth of IoT is strongly linked to properly addressing the issues of security and privacy. Threats are not just breaches, embarrassing accidents, bad data handling practices, but also the risk of resulting ham-fisted regulation. A larger issue is public confidence in the industry as a whole, in a word 'Trust'.

The Internet Society, founded in 1992 by the inventors of TCP/IP, has made its mission the fostering of independent collaborative processes to resolve the technical, social, and policy Internet development issues via such multistakeholder fora as the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). In 2017 it merged with the Online Trust Alliance (OTA) to launch an initiative to enhance online trust, user empowerment, and innovation. The OTA has a broad membership including leading corporations, academic institutions, and other stakeholders. Together they have developed a set of key resources for IoT developers, including the IoT Trust Framework, an Enterprise IoT Security checklist, a Smart Home Checklist, and more. At this workshop you will have the opportunity to not only become familiar with these resources, but also bring your own issues and expertise to the ongoing process of improving them.

This is the first such workshop in NYC, and the benefits for the NYC IoT community are not just to take advantage of the vast experience that has gone into the OTA guidelines, but also to contribute to their ongoing development.

Admission is free. Refreshments will be provided.

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The Online Trust Alliance is an Internet Society initiative. OTA’s mission is to enhance online trust, user empowerment, and innovation through convening multi-stakeholder initiatives, developing and promoting best practices, ethical privacy practices, and data stewardship. https://otalliance.org

The Internet Society is a global non-profit with the mission to promote the open development, evolution, and use of the Internet for the benefit of all people throughout the world. Formed 25 years ago, the Internet Society focuses on the pillars of expanding access and promoting online trust. https://www.internetsociety.org/

IoT Nation's mission is to inspire, engage, and connect entrepreneurs, investors, professionals, & enthusiasts worldwide who are active in the Internet of Things (IoT). http://www.iotnation.com/

ISOC-NY is the Greater New York Metropolitan Area chapter of the Internet Society (ISOC). Our mission: 1. in support of ISOC, to assure the beneficial, open evolution of the global Internet; 2. to promote local initiatives, maximize the societal benefits which the Internet can bring to the New York area; and 3. to advance the professional development of ISOC members in the New York area. https://isoc-ny.org