Protecting our edge analytics applications may be a simple matter of changing our passwords frequently or placing our edge devices in secure locations. Also, the use of SSL certificates ensures that the data we transmit across the internet is encrypted. In this section, we will discuss some of the methods of ensuring our edge analytics applications are as secure as possible from cyber crime. We will start by looking at passwords.
Protecting our edge analytics applications
Passwords and updates
In Chapter 6, Using MicroPython for Edge Analytics, we used a few microcontrollers as edge devices. Microcontrollers, such as Pycom's LoPy, use default usernames and passwords for both the WiFi access point and FTP file transfers...