Microsoft ‘Project Sopris’ takes aim at securing low-cost IoT devices
Microsoft researchers are working on a new project aimed at trying to secure low-cost Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
The Project Sopris team is “exploring the goal of security the vast number of low cost internet connected devices coming online,” says the research page for the Sopris project, which was officially established March 31, 2017.
Among those working on Sopris are partner research manager Galen Hunt; principal researcher Ed Nightingale; and senior hardware architect George Letey. As unearthed by “The Walking Cat” (@h0x0d on Twitter), senior director of silicon and system architecture Rob Shearer also seems to be on the team.
Sopris team = Rob Shearer (HPU), George Letey (Hardware Eng), Galen Hunt (Menlo/Singularity/Drawbridge), Ed Nightingale (OS), interesting…
— WalkingCat (@h0x0d) March 29, 2017