We recently noted in our Twitter feed that NIST has added a section to its website focused on the hardware root of trust.

The RoT is becoming more widely recognized and advocated as a key security concept in light of many recent attacks, increasingly complex malware and the growing tangle of connected devices, or Internet of Things, that offer convenience but opens up gaping security holes for enterprises and users.

We recently wrote about how one company, Aerohive, is using the TPM to securely store keys and certificates for wireless access points. Many other vendors are using the TPM for similar tasks and for others, like authentication.

How can you, as an enterprise user or developer, utilize the TPM? On Tues., May 20, 1:00 p.m. East/10 a.m. Pacific, TCG will host an educational webinar on the TPM.

This webinar will address a fundamental and key aspect to IT security: the root of trust. Embedded into devices, the root of trust, typically implemented by the TPM, provides a proven, safe foundation for more secure computing.

Learn the key concepts of trusted systems, why they’re critical to establishing security and supporting other solutions and what is new with the TPM.

Intel’s Monty Wiseman and Cisco’s Stacy Cannady will review key TPM capabilities and its use.

Join us by registering here with BrightTalk: https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/7423/109391