Our Mission

IoTSF Houston Chapter

“We strive to advance and support the IoT Security practice and professionals throughout Houston.”​

IoTSF Mission:

Our mission is to help secure the Internet of Things and make it safe to connect.

In doing so, we aim to:

  • Aid confident adoption of secure IoT solutions, enabling their technology benefits;
  • Influence the direction and scope of any future necessary regulation;
  • Influence IoT procurement requirements, including by Governments;
  • Increase capacity and the levels of security expertise throughout the IoT sector; and
  • Deliver business value to our members by building an eminent, diverse, and international IoT security network.

We will support our mission by:

  • Composing and maintaining a comprehensive Assurance Framework of recommended steps for creating secure IoT products and services;
  • Promoting the adoption of the Assurance Framework to IoT service and product providers, IoT system specifiers, purchasers, and policymakers;
  • Composing and promoting security best practice guidance;
  • Collaborating and supporting IoT product and service assurance programs that use the IoTSF Assurance Framework.