The prpl Foundations guidance aims to improve security for devices in a rapidly expanding connected world where failure to do so can result in significant harm to individuals, businesses and to nations. Gartner estimates that 4.9 billion connected things were in use by the end of 2015, a 30% increase from 2014. The document focuses on embedded systems that can retain their security attributes even when connected to open networks. The core requirement, according to the document, is a trusted operating environment enabled via a secure boot process that is impervious to attack.”]
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