ISO 27400 Foundation case studies
ISO 27400 Foundation · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The PECB ISO/IEC 27400 Foundation certification is an entry-level credential for people who need a working grasp of Internet of Things (IoT) security and privacy as framed by ISO/IEC 27400. PECB describes the associated training course as building fundamental knowledge of IoT concepts, principles and life cycles, the stakeholders of IoT systems, and the security and privacy controls related to IoT. The ISO 27400 Foundation case studies are 5 cases and about 2,571 words.
1Trust Boundary in a Legacy Occupancy-Sensor Fleet
A facilities team has deployed 480 battery-powered occupancy and CO2 sensors across 12 floors of a leased office building. The sensors use a vendor-specific 802.15.4 profile with no TLS and no field-upgradable firmware; updates are possible only through the building gateway.
622 words, about 3 min2Fall-Detection Pendant: Sharing Link and Default PIN
A startup is launching a fall-detection pendant for older adults. The pendant sends accelerometer data over Bluetooth Low Energy to a companion phone app, which relays it to a cloud service.
534 words, about 3 min3Smart Water Meters: Unlocked Bootloader and Shared Vendor VPN
A municipal water utility has installed 25,000 smart water meters using NB-IoT. Each meter reports hourly consumption and valve status to a head-end system.
525 words, about 3 min4Consumer Camera: Pre-Pairing Recording and Public Neighbourhood Watch
A consumer electronics company sells an indoor smart camera that streams video to a cloud service and uses on-cloud AI to detect people and pets. The camera has a default administrator password of 'admin', no forced change at setup, and uses a peer-to-peer relay that can be reached from the internet.
459 words, about 2 min5Predictive Maintenance Gateway: Deferred Patching and Vendor Access
A manufacturer has retrofitted 14 CNC machines with vibration and temperature sensors connected to an edge gateway. The gateway sends summary data to a vendor's cloud for predictive maintenance.
431 words, about 2 min