With a proliferation of internet-of-things devices entering the marketplace, the European Commission has launched the Horizon Prize to help jumpstart development of a "simple, secure and privacy-friendly way" to authenticate people when connecting to their devices. The prize totals 4 million euros, with 2.8 million for the winner, 700,000 for second place, and 500,000 for third. "The winning solutions will be innovative methods that will enable everyone and their smart objects to seamlessly authenticate themselves across a wide range of applications and devices in IoT and cloud systems," the Commission release states. "The solutions should be easy to use, reliable, robust against cyber-attacks, privacy-friendly, compatible with widely used technologies, and affordable." The closing date for submissions is Sept. 27, 2018. 
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