IoT Security Certification

The IoT Security Certification is a free intermediate-level, 20-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests IoT security knowledge for engineers and security teams — device security baselines, firmware, identity and updates, communications, cloud and data protection, and regulation, testing and operations — written to ETSI EN 303 645, NIST IR 8259, the OWASP IoT Top 10, the EU Cyber Resilience Act and the UK PSTI Act for 2026. Defensive security only. Score 70% or more on its 20 questions to earn a verifiable IoT Security Proficiency certificate (SOA-IS). Every question is based on published standards and research — including NISTIR 8259A: IoT Device Cybersecurity Capability Core Baseline (NIST), ETSI EN 303 645 Cyber Security for Consumer IoT (ETSI), OWASP Internet of Things Project (IoT Top 10) (OWASP) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Science of Apps offers a free IoT Security Certification, updated for 2026 and 2027. It measures device security baselines, firmware, identity and updates, communications, cloud and data protection and regulation, testing and operations and gives instant results with a shareable certificate.

Read the four skill areas on this page, then take the 20-minute test online — no fee, course or sign-up. You see every answer explained when you finish. Score 70% or more and you get a IoT Security Proficiency certificate straight away, on screen, as a PDF and by email, with a credential ID anyone can verify.

Yes. The questions are original scenarios written by Science of Apps, and each one is based on a public source you can read: NISTIR 8259A: IoT Device Cybersecurity Capability Core Baseline (NIST); ETSI EN 303 645 Cyber Security for Consumer IoT (ETSI); OWASP Internet of Things Project (IoT Top 10) (OWASP); Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 (UK legislation.gov.uk); Cyber Resilience Act (European Commission). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Four skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: Device Security Baselines (Passwords, Attack surface and Hardening); Firmware, Identity and Updates (Secure boot, Signing and OTA); Communications, Cloud and Data Protection (TLS, APIs and Privacy); Regulation, Testing and Operations (Laws, Testing and Response). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

IoT or embedded security engineer, Firmware or embedded developer, Product security manager, OT or IoT security architect and Penetration tester focused on devices (defensive scope). It suits anyone who wants a quick, verifiable way to show IoT Security knowledge in 2026 and 2027, from students and career switchers to experienced professionals.

ETSI EN 303 645 sets 13 provisions for consumer IoT, including no universal default passwords, a vulnerability disclosure policy, keeping software updated, secure storage of credentials, secure communication and minimising exposed attack surfaces. The UK PSTI regime and the EU Cyber Resilience Act build on similar ideas.

The Cyber Resilience Act entered into force in December 2024. Manufacturers' duty to report actively exploited vulnerabilities applies from September 2026, and most essential cybersecurity requirements apply from December 2027.

Yes. The test is online, in English and free everywhere — people take it from India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Your certificate is dated with your own local date and can be verified from anywhere at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/.

20 questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — with a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Intermediate: assumes hands-on experience in the role. It has 20 scenario questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — and a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

On our server, not in your browser. The answers never reach the page until you submit, so a certificate can only be earned by passing. Each certificate gets a unique credential ID stored by Science of Apps.

You see your score for each area and every question with the correct answer and why, with the published source behind it. You can retake after 30 minutes, and the retake draws questions you haven't seen yet.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.