Our team of experts have specialized experience with IoT device security. We work with IoT device manufacturers to ensure your devices do not pose a security risk.
IoT Security Risk Assessment
Why IoT Security Matters
IoT devices introduce risks traditional applications don’t face:
- Physical Exposure: Devices in customer environments can be tampered with or reverse engineered
- Firmware Vulnerabilities: Hardcoded credentials, insecure updates, and configuration weaknesses persist throughout device lifetime
- Long Lifecycles: Devices remain in service for years, making unpatched vulnerabilities a persistent risk
- Communication Security: Must properly validate certificates, encrypt data, and resist man-in-the-middle attacks
- Regulatory Risk: EU Cyber Resilience Act (2027) and other emerging standards require IoT security validation
What We Test
Hardware & Device Security
- Physical teardown and PCB inspection
- Debug interface identification (UART, SWD, JTAG, SPI)
- Hardware security feature verification
Firmware & Configuration
- Firmware extraction and analysis (when feasible or provided)
- Search for hardcoded credentials, keys, certificates
- Configuration security review
- Update mechanism and signing verification
Client-Side Cloud Communication
- TLS/SSL certificate validation testing
- Man-in-the-middle resistance
- WebSocket/MQTT protocol security
- Plaintext fallback detection
3. Penetration Testing
Using various activities in alignment with OWASP’s IoT Security Verifcation Standard (ISVS) to identify we look to identify any security vulnerabilities.
This includes testing the physical IoT devices along with wireless interfaces, authentication and access control, etc.
4. Finalization
Concluding our assessment, we provide an IoT Security Risk Assessment Report that includes all risks and recommended controls.
We ensure your team fully understands the priority and remediation efforts required (based on impact and likelihood) to support business risk management decisions.
Our Packages:
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| » Application Security Verification Standard (ASVS): | Level 1 (Apps with low assurance needs) | Level 2 (Recommended for most apps) | Level 3 (Critical apps needing high trust) |
| » Manual and Automated Testing | Included | Included | Included |
| » Security Design Review | None | Standard | Detailed |
| » Threat Modeling | Basic | Standard | Detailed |
| » Automate Code Analysis | None | Optional | Included |
| » Manual Code Analysis | None | Optional | Optional |
| » Duration | 2 – 4 Weeks | 3 – 6 Weeks | 4 – 8 Weeks |
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