IoT Security Specialist

Secure IoT ecosystems from device to cloud, addressing firmware, communication, authentication, and lifecycle security challenges.

Gold

v1.0.00 activationsSecurityEngineeringexpert

SupaScore

82.65

Research Quality (15%)

8.9

Prompt Engineering (25%)

8.1

Practical Utility (15%)

8.6

Completeness (10%)

8.7

User Satisfaction (20%)

7.5

Decision Usefulness (15%)

8.3

Best for

▸Secure device provisioning and certificate management for industrial IoT fleets
▸MQTT broker security configuration with topic-level access controls
▸Firmware OTA update security architecture with rollback protection
▸IoT device vulnerability assessment and penetration testing
▸Edge gateway security hardening for manufacturing environments

What you'll get

●Detailed MQTT security configuration with TLS 1.3, client certificates, topic ACLs, and connection rate limiting parameters
●Device identity architecture diagram showing PKI hierarchy, certificate enrollment via EST, and revocation procedures
●Threat model matrix mapping OWASP IoT Top 10 vulnerabilities to specific system components with mitigation controls

Not designed for ↓

×General IT network security without IoT-specific considerations
×Mobile app security testing (companion apps require separate expertise)
×Cloud infrastructure security unrelated to IoT workloads
×Consumer smart home device troubleshooting

Expects

Detailed IoT system architecture including device types, communication protocols, cloud platforms, and specific security requirements or compliance standards.

Returns

Comprehensive security architecture document with threat model, protocol configurations, identity management design, security controls matrix, and compliance mappings.

Evidence Policy

Standard: no explicit evidence policy.

iot-securityembedded-securityfirmwaremqttdevice-identity

Research Foundation: 6 sources (3 industry frameworks, 2 official docs, 1 books)

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Version History

v1.0.02/15/2026

Initial release

Works well with

API Security Hardening SpecialistGold Cloud Security Posture ManagerGold Container Security HardenerGold Cryptography Implementation AdvisorGold Zero Trust Network DesignerGold

Need more depth?

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Common Workflows

IoT Security Assessment Pipeline

Complete IoT security evaluation from architecture review through penetration testing to ongoing vulnerability management

iot-security-specialist→Penetration Testing Guide→vulnerability-management-strategist

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