UK Launches £6m IoT Security Competition

The UK government is claiming to have a £6m pot of cash set aside for the winners of a new IoT security competition. The Technology Strategy Board, also known as Innovate UK, will only choose projects including an element of artificial intelligence or machine learning and those that have "a clear plan for commercialization." They must focus on at least one of: technologies to protect and recover data, intelligent control systems for buildings and smart home protection. Projects could also look at "complementary technologies" like 5G or blockchain, the government claimed. The idea is apparently to encourage companies to collaborate with the research community to drive new ideas in IoT security.