IoT stands for "Internet of Things": thousands of interconnected devices sharing (sensitive) information and personal data. As many of them are small and embedded (not all: during a summary talk, Florian Böhl pointed out the existence of connected Caterpillars, for instance... these , not these ), this directly translates to the need for a careful evaluation of threats due to side-channel attacks. Benedikt Gierlichs gave a talk about such a crucial aspect of IoT deployment. He introduced the sub