Todays software architectures are not fit for the Internet of Things. They are too complex, too inefficient and too insecure. There is a better solution.

1. Safety In Numbers
Protecting us all from the ‘Internet of Everything’
Ian Heron
Director of Strategy & Innovation at OmniCommand Ltd

2. The Door is Wide Open
 When we secure our houses, we have to consider each
potential entrance and the method by which it might be
exploited
 The more entrances and potential attack methods there
are, the less likely it is that we will successfully prevent
entry
 In computing terms each combination of an entrance and a
method is called an AttackVector.
 With our current generation of software platforms, (Java,
.Net, C++ etc), each individual platform and software
solution usually exposes many AttackVectors, offering a
large number of entrances that are vulnerable to a wide
range of exploitation methods

3. Compounded by Complexity
 Criminals can reach Software Components through
many ‘doorways’ including:
 network ports, viruses, usb ports, keyboard ports, physical
access, inductive coupling etc
 Once Criminals are ‘in’ they take control using many
different methods including:
 Viruses, embedded scripts, memory faults, spoofing, etc

4.  To make matters worse each computing device
requires many software components to make it work
 Applications, monitoring, update managers, remote access
services etc
 We add even more components to try and protect the ones
that are already there – but they addAttackVectors too!
 Anti-Virus, Firewalls, Policy Managers etc
 We often put lots of devices together to make a
single end to end solution, (especially for our largest
and most important systems)
 The end result is a staggering array of AttackVectors
that are rarely understood and certainly not all
protected
Compounded by Complexity

5. Welcome to the Internet of Everything!
 Now we want to connect a Heart Pacemaker to the
Internet.
 We could put a web server and a database in it, then it can provide
control and analytics in real-time to Doctors and Patients
 It can monitor trends sending us emails congratulating us on
improving our heart health
 It can alert medical teams before problems occur
 It can cooperate with other medical devices in our body
 It could save our lives.
 It’s a great idea – opening up amazing new possibilities.
 However, if it gets hacked – we could die.
 If we use existing software solutions and architectures – we
could die.
 We need a different solution.

6. The OmniFabric Four Step Plan…
 Invent a single software platform that can replace all of
the other software solutions

7. The OmniFabric Four Step Plan…
 Invent a single software platform that can replace all of
the other software solutions
 Design it to ‘multiplex’ or share ports and other
resources between applications, reducing the number
of ‘open doors’ to a manageable figure

8. The OmniFabric Four Step Plan…
 Invent a single software platform that can replace all of
the other software solutions
 Design it to ‘multiplex’ or share ports and other
resources between applications, reducing the number
of ‘open doors’ to a manageable figure
 Invent a revolutionary new security gatekeeper to
guard the remaining open doors

9. The OmniFabric Four Step Plan…
 Invent a single software platform that can replace all of
the other software solutions
 Design it to ‘multiplex’ or share ports and other
resources between applications, reducing the number
of ‘open doors’ to a manageable figure
 Invent a revolutionary new security gatekeeper to
guard the remaining open doors
 Use a radical new internal architecture that makes it as
difficult as possible to find anything to steal or damage
if a criminal does break in:
 Corridors and doors make navigating a house easy
 Modern file systems and Relational databases are just as
familiar and comfortable - easily navigated by a hacker
 But what if our data wasn’t stored in files or databases,
what if our house was more like a beehive?
 How would you find what you were trying to steal?

10. Step 1 – Invent A Single Software Platform
 The OmniNode is a revolutionary new computing
engine designed to:
 Completely replace all other application platforms
 Be easy to port to new operating systems and
hardware platforms
 Run any program on any system from the tiniest
nano-device to the largest mainframe without
changing, porting or modifying the program
 It is the computing equivalent of a generic toy
brick, capable of being used to construct any
solution
 It is the first platform that makes the ‘Internet of
Everything’ commercially viable and therefore a
realistic possibility

11. Step 2 – Reduce the Open Doors
 The OmniNode is able to multiplex, (share),
ports between different protocols. It is
possible for all interactions to occur through
a single network port including:
 Web Requests
 Data Requests
 Service Calls
 Remote Procedure Calls
 Software Updates
 Firmware updates
 Monitoring, (alarms and alerts)
 Analytics
 Debugging and Diagnosis
 Every Interaction through a network port
has to get past the Gatekeeper

12. Step 3 – A Revolutionary New Gatekeeper
 OmniFabric uses a revolutionary new
Security model called ‘Morals & Ethics’
 This model can provide any level of security
from simple authentication and certification
all the way up to complex rules sets that can
combine any of todays existing security
mechanisms with any rules and reference
sources
 This enables a new level of security that can
be precisely tailored to the needs of a
specific application.
 For the first time the need to make a
solution secure can be precisely balanced
with the need to make an application usable

13. Step 4 – A Radical New Internal Architecture
 Within the OmniNode everything exists
within a new kind of network data structure
 This structure is not addressed in the way
that file systems and relational databases
are, it can only be navigated using the tools
within the OmniNode itself – all of which are
secured by ‘Morals & Ethics’.
 If an intruder is able to navigate the contents
of the OmniNode – it can only be with your
permission.
 You are in control.

14. What Does This Mean?
 With careful thought appliances can be made more secure than ever before
 Operating systems can be stripped down to their most basic configuration
 Only the OS and the OmniNode need to be installed
 Direct human interaction for support or maintenance will not be necessary
 ExistingAnti-Virus and many other security solutions are unnecessary
 There is no need to move files on and off the platform except from trusted sources through the OmniNode
& Gatekeeper
 All communications are controlled by intelligentAgents within the node itself
 All software updates are controlled through the Carousel on the Node which carries a
dazzling array of countermeasures designed to ensure their integrity and correct
operation
 Agents offer behavioural controls that can even detect unexpected activity from
software that is already installed
 Rollback, repair or replacement of any aberrant components can be completely
automatic and immediate

15. Everything is an Appliance
 Now everything can safely do the same job, in the same way, running the same
programs as part of the same cloud - the only difference between a wrist-watch and a
mainframe is how quickly they do it.
 So everything is an Appliance
 OmniFabric is fully Horizontally
scalable
 Even the biggest mainframe or
cloud service can be treated the
same way
 Every solution from a Firewall to an
ERP system or MediaGateway can
be deployed as an appliance.
 OmniFabric clouds can incorporate
devices of any size and from any
manufacturer – all safely managed
by ‘Morals & Ethics’

16. Take the Next Step…..Take the Next Step…
 Contact us at OmniCommand Ltd for a demonstration of OmniFabric technology.
 The Future Beckons….