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  IoT Security Challenge's  With the heavy influx of smart devices hitting the market each day, security woes are increasing exponentially. For many IoT start-ups, security is often considered as the last thing, in a haste to get products into the market Let’s look at some of the most prominent IoT security challenges: Embedded devices today are hubs of very important and confidential data. A cyber-attack on any device could have catastrophic consequences. As embedded devices are generally mass-produced, there are millions of identical devices. Even if one of the devices is hacked, it can be a major security threat for all the devices that are connected to a single service provider. Many embedded companies assume that circuits are not targets for hackers and hence do not implement security features on the circuit. Most silicon chips that are manufactured only run the software that was installed during development. To enable a software update, the capability needs to be designe...