GSMA IoT Security Guidelines and Assessment

*Due to the significant interest from our members, the DSG working group will undertake a maintenance update to the IOT guideline documents. The purpose of this update is to ensure that they are up to date with our rapidly-evolving 5G world, and we anticipate work on the new versions will be complete Q3/Q4 of 2023*

Promoting best practice for the secure design, development and deployment of IoT services, and providing a mechanism to evaluate security measures, the GSMA IoT Security Guidelines and IoT Security Assessment help create a secure IoT market with trusted, reliable services that can scale as the market grows.

The GSMA IoT Security Guidelines:

  • Include 85 detailed recommendations for the secure design, development and deployment of IoT services
  • Cover networks as well as service and endpoint ecosystems
  • Address security challenges, attack models and risk assessments
  • Provide several worked examples

The GSMA IoT Security Assessment:

  • Is based on a structured approach and concise security controls
  • Covers the whole ecosystem
  • Can fit into a supply chain model
  • Provides a flexible framework that addresses the diversity of the IoT market