The Arquimedes Working Group, coordinated by the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) and which is part of RNP's Advanced Services Research and Development Program, launched a survey to identify cyber attacks that could jeopardize the secure implementation of Internet of Things (IoT).

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The “Cybernetic Security in IoTs in Brazilian organizations” survey is aimed at professionals working at operational, tactical or strategic levels in the areas of Information Technology, Information Security and Network Security.

The objective is to draw an overview and provide an understanding of the level of awareness and preparation of Brazilian organizations for the next wave of the Internet of Things (IoT) and its respective implementation in public and private institutions.

According to data from FortiGuards Lab, Brazil is one of the main targets of cyber attacks in Latin America, second only to Mexico. In 2021, the country recorded 289 billion attacks in total, largely related to IoT devices, such as cameras, microphones and home routers.

According to the research group, things mean “any portable device” capable of connecting to a computer network, such as sensors, lamps, clocks, tablets, cameras, and many others.

About WG-Arquimedes

The Working Group (WG) Arquimedes was selected by RNP's Advanced Services R&D Program in 2021 and develops a platform for the prevention of data leaks, which acts in the identification of security vulnerabilities from the network traffic and in the obfuscation of this traffic, in order to hide these vulnerabilities.

The WG is coordinated by researcher Michele Nogueira, from the Department of Computer Science at UFMG, and has the participation of the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), the startup partner Early Sec, and the support of the Internet Society, the Brazilian IoT Forum, Clavis Information Security and the Brazilian Agency for Industrial Development (ABDI).

Questions can be directed to the email gt.arquimedes@gmail.com.