SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- RSA Conference
2017, Booth N4410 -- Ruckus Wireless™, a part of Brocade, today
announced version 5.1 of its Cloudpath™ ES security and policy
management software. The latest software release enables
organizations to automatically and securely connect Internet of
Things (IoT) devices using certificates—the gold standard of device
security—allowing IT to establish policies governing the behavior
of those devices. In conjunction with the Cloudpath software
certificate authority (CA) and supported standards-based protocols,
the new capabilities allow organizations and IoT device
manufacturers to easily and automatically secure a wide range of
connected IoT devices without changing existing security
infrastructure.
Gartner reports[1] that IoT endpoints will reach an installed
base of 20.4 billion units by 2020. In addition, AT&T's
Cybersecurity Insights Report[2], which surveyed more than 5,000
enterprises around the world, found that 85 percent of enterprises
are in the process of or intend to deploy IoT devices. Yet,
according to the report, a mere 10 percent of those surveyed feel
confident that they could secure those devices against hackers.
"The use of IoT-connected devices is now poised to grow
exponentially, with IoT technology investments expected to reach
$1.29 trillion by the year 2020
across multiple vertical segments and industries," said
Rohit Mehra, vice president, network
infrastructure, IDC. "As with other aspects of IT infrastructure
and applications, security risks and vulnerabilities associated
with IoT are now a key area of focus for enterprise IT and LoB
managers on an ongoing basis. These enterprises, along with their
technology solution providers, need to find reliable,
cost-effective ways to better secure their connected IoT
applications and infrastructure, a challenge that Ruckus seeks to
address with these new capabilities."
Cloudpath ES 5.1 software introduces device fingerprinting, a
technique that allows IT to automatically identify IoT device types
by comparing the device profile to a device fingerprint database.
Together with other Cloudpath software features, the new release
delivers the following benefits:
- IT can automatically secure, using certificates,
fingerprint-identified IoT devices. If the device is unable to
use a certificate, a Ruckus Dynamic Pre-Shared Key™ can be used to
secure it. Both approaches enable IT to establish IoT
device-specific policies. For example, IoT devices may be
authorized to connect only to the cloud service with which they're
associated.
- IT can continue to use existing RADIUS and CAs to secure
non-IoT devices. By using Cloudpath software and its dedicated
CA to secure IoT devices, organizations avoid reconfiguring their
current AAA and CA security implementation or, worse, creating
custom middleware to secure devices using an existing CA.
- Manufacturers can improve the security readiness of their
IoT devices. They can leverage standards-based certificate
retrieval protocols such as SCEP and EST, which are native to the
Cloudpath CA.
- Managed service providers (MSPs) can add new tenants at
will. MSPs can utilize the multitenant capabilities in the
Cloudpath virtual deployment implementation, thereby reducing
deployment costs and management overhead compared to deploying a
separate instance of security and policy management software for
each end customer.
"Traditionally, configuring IoT devices has been a huge headache
for IT. These devices not only expose organizations to new security
threats, but often require manual onboarding, assuming they can be
onboarded at all," said Kevin
Koster, chief Cloudpath architect, Ruckus Wireless Business
Unit, Brocade. "Cloudpath helps IT departments ensure their IoT
devices don't put their network and their users at risk, while
enabling IoT device manufacturers to meet their own customers' need
for IoT device security."
The latest release of Cloudpath ES software will be generally
available in the second quarter of 2017. For more information,
please visit the Ruckus Wireless Web site.
About the Ruckus Wireless Business Unit
The Ruckus
Wireless Business Unit of Brocade delivers simply better wireless
networking—and now wired switching as well—for enterprise, service
provider, government, and small business customers worldwide.
Ruckus is focused on technology innovation, partner ecosystems, and
customer service—yielding the best possible wireless or wired
experience for the most challenging indoor and outdoor
environments. Its Smart Wi-Fi platform delivers scalable,
high-performance Wi-Fi with simplified control and management for
on premise and cloud-based Wi-Fi deployments, along with new
services for secure on-boarding, policy management, location
services, and analytics that enable new business opportunities. The
Brocade® Ruckus ICX® 7000 family of switches provides flexible
scalability and simplified management, meeting the needs of
businesses and organizations of all types and sizes.
About Brocade
Brocade (NASDAQ: BRCD) networking
solutions help the world's leading organizations turn their
networks into platforms for business innovation. With solutions
spanning public and private data centers to the network edge,
Brocade is leading the industry in its transition to the New IP
network infrastructures required for today's era of digital
business. (www.brocade.com)
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[1] "Forecast: Internet of Things – Endpoints and Associated
Services, Worldwide, 2016," Gartner, December 29, 2016
[2] "AT&T Cybersecurity Insights: The CEO's Guide to
Securing the Internet of Things," AT&T, 2015
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