Webinar Cybersecurity in IoT

The session opened with an introduction to the expanding IoT landscape and the challenges posed by highly interconnected environments. Speakers highlighted key pain points, including:

• Fragmentation and heterogeneity of IoT devices

• Limited computing resources restricting advanced security mechanisms

• Vulnerabilities arising from large-scale connectivity

• The need for unified cybersecurity standards and certification frameworks

A detailed discussion followed on emerging cyberthreat trends, with experts demonstrating how attack vectors are becoming more sophisticated and targeting distributed systems more aggressively.

Throughout the webinar, the importance of core security pillars was emphasised:

• Strong identity and access management

• Continuous monitoring and anomaly detection

• Secure firmware updates and lifecycle management

• Privacy-by-design methodologies

• Collaboration between public and private sectors

Representing the R&D community, i2CAT provided insights into ongoing research aimed at improving IoT security across the cloud–edge–IoT continuum. Their contribution reinforced the value of secure architectures and trustworthy data flows for next-generation digital services.