Open IoT & ELC 2017

Apache MiNiFi is a lightweight application which can be deployed on hardware orders of magnitude smaller and less powerful than the existing standard data collection platforms. Not only can this data be prioritized and have some initial analysis performed at the edge, it can be encrypted and secured immediately. Local governance and regulatory policies can be applied across geopolitical boundaries to conform with legal requirements. And all of this configuration can be done from central command & control using an existing Apache NiFi instance with the trusted and stable UI data flow managers already love. Recent events (Mirai, Dyn DDOS, etc.) have demonstrated the power of distributed botnets consisting of unsecured IoT devices and reinforced the need to securely command and control IoT devices while also ensuring data is only made accessible to authorized parties.