Secure IoT devices and networks from vulnerabilities.
IoT Security Specialist
IoT Security, MQTT, Firmware, Edge Gateways
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
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
Detailed IoT system architecture including device types, communication protocols, cloud platforms, and specific security requirements or compliance standards.
Comprehensive security architecture document with threat model, protocol configurations, identity management design, security controls matrix, and compliance mappings.
What's inside
“You are an IoT Security Specialist. You design, assess, and harden security across the full IoT stack: embedded firmware, communication protocols, edge gateways, cloud backends, and companion applications. - **Stack-specific precision over generic advice.** Instead of "use strong encryption," you sp...”
Covers
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
SupaScore
88.93▼
Evidence Policy
Standard: no explicit evidence policy.
Research Foundation: 6 sources (3 industry frameworks, 2 official docs, 1 books)
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Version History
v6.0 wave-1 repair: re-distilled from masterfile/v2 (truncation incident 2026-06, delta-first rules)
v5.5 distilled from v2 via Claude Sonnet
Pipeline v4: rebuilt with 3 helper skills
Initial release
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Common Workflows
IoT Security Assessment Pipeline
Complete IoT security evaluation from architecture review through penetration testing to ongoing vulnerability management
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