MITRE will give you $50,000 to 'fingerprint' rogue, dangerous IoT devices

The organization wants help tackling the emerging problem of insecure, connected devices.
 By Charlie Osborne  October 11, 2016
 
MITRE has launched a competition in the hopes of finding new, innovative solutions to issues for IoT security.
 
The Internet of Things (IoT) is an industry which has now spread from industrial applications to our homes. The smart grid and city monitoring systems to Wi-Fi and connected fridges now all exist, and while IoT can make urban living more efficient and bring our core services into the modern age, the moment you connect a device to the web you create a path for cyberattackers to potentially exploit.
 
While security researchers and vendors alike grapple to meet this emerging threat, MITRE's Unique Identification of IoT Devices Challenge aims to provide a way to separate malicious "things" from legitimate devices which are functioning properly -- a small but important step in tackling IoT security.
 
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