Prpl Foundation
The prpl Foundation is a non-profit open source software Foundation started in 2014 by Imagination Technologies and others to encourage use of the MIPS architecture (and “open to others”), through the promotion of standards and open source software,[1] with a particular focus on equipment for data centers, networking (with a focus on residential gateways), and devices for the Internet of Things.[2][3]
The Foundation manages projects in specific topic areas via “pWGs” (prpl Working Groups).[4]. The organization also collects and disseminates information of interest to its members, including patterns in consumer use of smart devices and security issues.[5][6] In 2016 the organization released a study, "The prpl Foundation Smart Home Security Report".[7] The group also finds and reports security issues in smart devices.[8]
Members of prpl include: Verizon, Orange, AT&T, SoftAtHome, Vodafone, Broadcom, MaxLinear, and Qualcomm.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Security Improvements Ahead". Semiengineering, November 10th, 2015 - By: Ed Sperling
- ^ Burt, Jeffrey (23 May 2014). "MIPS Open-Source Group Takes Aim at ARM, Intel". Quinstreet Enterprise. eWeek.com. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Vulnerability In Philips Hue Lightbulbs". Information Security Buzz. November 11, 2016
- ^ Turley, Jim (24 September 2014). "Prpl With Envy". techfocus media, inc. EE Journal. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Routers Branded 'Achilles Heel' of Home and Small Biz Security". Phil Muncaster
- ^ "Security trumps ease-of-use for smart-home consumers as market reaches critical mass". IFSEC Global, September 26, 2016 Adam Bannister
- ^ "Smart homes rising, their security not so much". IT Pro Portal, By Sead Fadilpašić September 21, 2016
- ^ "Security Concerns as Amazon Prepares for UK Drone Deliveries". Phil Muncaster, Infosecurity Magazine, 26 Jul 2016
- ^ "Chip firms form prpl foundation to keep MIPS architecture in the pink". Gigacom, Stacey Higginbotham May 22, 2014