As the Internet of Things (IoT) grows and affects more devices, securing the IoT is challenging but essential. To accelerate strong security for IoT, the IoT Sub Group provides guidance on how Trusted Computing can be used for securing IoT. Further, the IoT Sub Group works to improve TCG standards so that they are better adapted to the needs of IoT systems.
IoT systems are composed not only of devices (“Things”) but also of networks, supporting services, and storage. Thus, most TCG technologies have some place in the Internet of Things. Yet the IoT provides special challenges. Some IoT applications require especially low power or low cost devices. Many require devices that can be remotely and automatically managed and secured for many years or even decades. Trusted Computing provides essential tools for remote device management (e.g., secure key storage and remote attestation) but other areas are more challenging (e.g., low power).
IOT WG Co-Chair
Dimitar Tomov is an embedded systems architect with more than 20 years of hands-on experience developing industrial, medical, aerospace, and IoT solutions. He has led groundbreaking projects including early mass-produced IoT doorbells, advanced hearing-aid programming systems, and remote attestation solutions using Trusted Platform Modules (TPMs). Dimitar has supported customers worldwide in adopting TPM 2.0 and most recently developed the first automated TPM 2.0 update service. He is the founder of TPM.dev, a global developer community dedicated to hardware-based security, and is the author of TCG sponsored Open Security Training 2 (OST2) courses introducing and advancing TPM education for engineers. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Automation, Information and Control Systems from the Technical University of Sofia and a Master of Science in International Finance and Business from the University of National and World Economy.