“This final report covers the research project “Cyber Security for Current and Future IoT and Ubiquitous Computing Systems” of the inaugural Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst Research Fellowship program. Major findings of the project and recommendations on the cyber security of the Internet of Things (IoT) are discussed. In summary, IoT cybersecurity is both as critical and urgent as immature, especially from a research perspective.
Cybersecurity is a network profession and one of the disciplines that require the most interdisciplinary collaborations,not only between professional disciplines, but also between academia and industry. During the Catalyst Fellowship program, an intense and fruitful exchange has been established between the Fellows, the Academic Director and the Catalyst Community, both on research as on general cybersecurity topics. The second part of this report reflects the role of the Fellowship program both on the research outlined above and the cybersecurity community as a whole. During this collaboration several themes have been reoccurring. From both perspectives, establishing and funding of interdisciplinary networks and long term collaborations between operations, education and research across academia, industry and the public sector are recommended. Cybersecurity research requires both scientific and cross-disciplinary operational understanding. In order to accelerate successful implementation of solutions in practice, cybersecurity research funding needs to be both available and adapted to this requirement.”