scholarly journals Terrorism and the Internet of Things: Cyber-Terrorism as an Emergent Threat

2021 ◽  
pp. 71-87
Author(s):  
Adam Henschke
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Causal Link ◽  
Cyber Attacks ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Cyber Terrorism ◽  
Ethical Implications ◽  
Five Factors ◽  
The World ◽  
Iot Devices ◽  
The Internet Of Things

AbstractIn this chapter I present an argument that cyber-terrorism will happen. This argument is premised on the development of a cluster of related technologies that create a direct causal link between the informational realm of cyberspace and the physical realm. These cyber-enabled physical systems fit under the umbrella of the ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT). While this informational/physical connection is a vitally important part of the claim, a more nuanced analysis reveals five further features are central to the IoT enabling cyber-terrorism. These features are that the IoT is radically insecure, that the components of the IoT are in the world, that the sheer numbers of IoT devices mean potential attacks can be intense, that the IoT will likely be powered by a range of Artificial Intelligence aspects, making it inscrutable, and that the IoT is largely invisible. Combining these five factors together, the IoT emerges as a threat vector for cyber-terrorism. The point of the chapter is to go beyond recognising that the IoT is a thing in the world and so can enable physical impacts from cyber-attacks, to offer these five factors to say something more specific about just why the IoT can potentially be used for cyber-terrorism. Having outlined how the IoT can be used for cyber-terrorism, I attend to the question of whether such actions are actually terrorism or not. Ultimately, I argue, as the IoT grows in scope and penetration of our physical worlds and behaviours, it means that cyber-terrorism is not a question of if, but when. This, I suggest, has significant ethical implications as these five features of the IoT mean that we ought to be regulating these technologies.

scholarly journals A survey on approaches to the protection of personal data gathered by IoT devices

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry Tranter
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Personal Data ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Ideal Solution ◽  
Security Systems ◽  
Personal Lives ◽  
Is Security ◽  
The World ◽  
Iot Devices ◽  
The Internet Of Things

Security is always at the forefront of developing technologies. One can seldom go a week without hearing of a new data breach or hacking attempt from various groups around the world, often taking advantage of a simple flaw in a system’s architecture. The Internet of Things (IoT) is one of these developing technologies which may be at risk of such attacks. IoT devices are becoming more and more prevalent in everyday life. From keeping track of an individual’s health, to suggesting meals from items available in an individual’s fridge, these technologies are taking a much larger role in the personal lives of their users. With this in mind, how is security being considered in the development of these technologies? Are these devices that monitor individual’s personal lives just additional vectors for potential data theft? Throughout this survey, various approaches to the development of security systems concerning IoT devices in the home will be discussed, compared, and contrasted in the hope of providing an ideal solution to the problems this technology may produce.

scholarly journals A survey on approaches to the protection of personal data gathered by IoT devices

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry Tranter
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Personal Data ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Ideal Solution ◽  
Security Systems ◽  
Personal Lives ◽  
Is Security ◽  
The World ◽  
Iot Devices ◽  
The Internet Of Things

Security is always at the forefront of developing technologies. One can seldom go a week without hearing of a new data breach or hacking attempt from various groups around the world, often taking advantage of a simple flaw in a system’s architecture. The Internet of Things (IoT) is one of these developing technologies which may be at risk of such attacks. IoT devices are becoming more and more prevalent in everyday life. From keeping track of an individual’s health, to suggesting meals from items available in an individual’s fridge, these technologies are taking a much larger role in the personal lives of their users. With this in mind, how is security being considered in the development of these technologies? Are these devices that monitor individual’s personal lives just additional vectors for potential data theft? Throughout this survey, various approaches to the development of security systems concerning IoT devices in the home will be discussed, compared, and contrasted in the hope of providing an ideal solution to the problems this technology may produce.

Botnet and Internet of Things (IoTs)

2020 ◽  
pp. 304-316
Author(s):  
Kamal Alieyan ◽  
Ammar Almomani ◽  
Rosni Abdullah ◽  
Badr Almutairi ◽  
Mohammad Alauthman
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Cyber Attacks ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Ddos Attacks ◽  
Botnet Detection ◽  
The Public ◽  
Detection Techniques ◽  
Channel Information ◽  
Iot Devices ◽  
The Internet Of Things

In today's internet world the internet of things (IoT) is becoming the most significant and developing technology. The primary goal behind the IoT is enabling more secure existence along with the improvement of risks at various life levels. With the arrival of IoT botnets, the perspective towards IoT products has transformed from enhanced living enabler into the internet of vulnerabilities for cybercriminals. Of all the several types of malware, botnet is considered as really a serious risk that often happens in cybercrimes and cyber-attacks. Botnet performs some predefined jobs and that too in some automated fashion. These attacks mostly occur in situations like phishing against any critical targets. Files sharing channel information are moved to DDoS attacks. IoT botnets have subjected two distinct problems, firstly, on the public internet. Most of the IoT devices are easily accessible. Secondly, in the architecture of most of the IoT units, security is usually a reconsideration. This particular chapter discusses IoT, botnet in IoT, and various botnet detection techniques available in IoT.

Smart Internet of Things (IoT) Applications

2019 ◽  
pp. 33-42
Author(s):  
Rahul Verma
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Cyber Physical Systems ◽  
Security And Privacy ◽  
Smart Device ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Iot Applications ◽  
Individual Concepts ◽  
The World ◽  
Iot Devices ◽  
The Internet Of Things

The internet of things (IoT) is the new buzzword in technological corridors with most technology companies announcing a smart device of sorts that runs on internet of things (IoT). Cities around the world are getting “smarter” every day through the implementation of internet of things (IoT) devices. Cities around the world are implementing individual concepts on their way to becoming smart. The services are automated and integrated end to end using internet of things (IoT) devices. The chapter presents an array of internet of things (IoT) applications. Also, cyber physical systems are becoming more vulnerable since the internet of things (IoT) attacks are common and threatening the security and privacy of such systems. The main aim of this chapter is to bring more research in the application aspects of smart internet of things (IoT).

Botnet and Internet of Things (IoTs)

2021 ◽  
pp. 138-150
Author(s):  
Kamal Alieyan ◽  
Ammar Almomani ◽  
Rosni Abdullah ◽  
Badr Almutairi ◽  
Mohammad Alauthman
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Cyber Attacks ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Ddos Attacks ◽  
Botnet Detection ◽  
The Public ◽  
Detection Techniques ◽  
Channel Information ◽  
Iot Devices ◽  
The Internet Of Things

In today's internet world the internet of things (IoT) is becoming the most significant and developing technology. The primary goal behind the IoT is enabling more secure existence along with the improvement of risks at various life levels. With the arrival of IoT botnets, the perspective towards IoT products has transformed from enhanced living enabler into the internet of vulnerabilities for cybercriminals. Of all the several types of malware, botnet is considered as really a serious risk that often happens in cybercrimes and cyber-attacks. Botnet performs some predefined jobs and that too in some automated fashion. These attacks mostly occur in situations like phishing against any critical targets. Files sharing channel information are moved to DDoS attacks. IoT botnets have subjected two distinct problems, firstly, on the public internet. Most of the IoT devices are easily accessible. Secondly, in the architecture of most of the IoT units, security is usually a reconsideration. This particular chapter discusses IoT, botnet in IoT, and various botnet detection techniques available in IoT.

scholarly journals Influence of Montoring: Fog and Edge Computing

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 365-376 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vivek Kumar Prasad ◽  
Madhuri D Bhavsar ◽  
Sudeep Tanwar
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Fog Computing ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Cloud Platform ◽  
The World ◽  
Iot Devices ◽  
Edge And Fog Computing ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Internet Of Things

The evolution of the Internet of Things (IoT) has augmented the necessity for Cloud, edge and fog platforms. The chief benefit of cloud-based schemes is they allow data to be collected from numerous services and sites, which is reachable from any place of the world. The organizations will be benefited by merging the cloud platform with the on-site fog networks and edge devices and as result, this will increase the utilization of the IoT devices and end users too. The network traffic will reduce as data will be distributed and this will also improve the operational efficiency. The impact of monitoring in edge and fog computing can play an important role to efficiently utilize the resources available at these layers. This paper discusses various techniques involved for monitoring for edge and fog computing and its advantages. The paper ends with a case study to demonstarte the need of monitoring in fog and edge in the healthcare system.

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS FOR SMART CITIES

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (02) ◽  
pp. 19-24
Author(s):  
Vishv Patel ◽  
Devansh Shah ◽  
Nishant Doshi
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Emerging Technologies ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The World ◽  
Iot Devices ◽  
The City ◽  
The Internet Of Things ◽  
Day By Day

The large deployment of the Internet of Things (IoT) is empowering Smart City tasks and activities everywhere throughout the world. Items utilized in day-by-day life are outfitted with IoT devices and sensors to make them interconnected and connected with the internet. Internet of Things (IoT) is a vital piece of a smart city that tremendously impact on all the city sectors, for example, governance, healthcare, mobility, pollution, and transportation. This all connected IoT devices will make the cities smart. As different smart city activities and undertakings have been propelled in recent times, we have seen the benefits as well as the risks. This paper depicts the primary challenges and weaknesses of applying IoT innovations dependent on smart city standards. Moreover, this paper points the outline of the technologies and applications of the smart cities.

IoT and Cyber Security

2020 ◽  
pp. 203-235
Author(s):  
Keyurbhai Arvindbhai Jani ◽  
Nirbhay Chaubey
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Cyber Security ◽  
Cyber Attacks ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Smart Objects ◽  
The Third ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Iot Devices ◽  
The Internet Of Things

The Internet of Things (IoT) connects different IoT smart objects around people to make their life easier by connecting them with the internet, which leads IoT environments vulnerable to many attacks. This chapter has few main objectives: to understand basics of IoT; different types of attacks possible in IoT; and prevention steps to secure IoT environment at some extent. Therefore, this chapter is mainly divided into three parts. In first part discusses IoT devices and application of it; the second part is about cyber-attacks possible on IoT environments; and in the third part is discussed prevention and recommendation steps to avoid damage from different attacks.

The Internet of Things: Both Goods and Services

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (S1) ◽  
pp. S9-S22 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANUPAM CHANDER
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Internet Of Things ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Trade Law ◽  
International Trade Law ◽  
The World ◽  
Connected Cars ◽  
Iot Devices ◽  
The Internet Of Things

AbstractInternational trade law, organized around the goods-services dichotomy, is about to meet the Internet of Things (IoT). How will rules written for the world of 1994 fare in a world of talking teapots and connected cars? IoT will especially raise governmental concerns with respect to privacy, security, and standards. Indeed, governments have already begun taking adverse measures against foreign IoT suppliers based not on the hardware, but on the digital features of the products. This paper argues that IoT devices comprise both goods and services, therefore calling into application multiple WTO disciplines, with the specific agreements that are applicable dependent on the particular governmental measure subject to challenge.

scholarly journals An Optimal Panoramic Strategy for Women safety using IoT

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1.6) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Afiya Parveen begum ◽  
Satynarayana Sankeyala ◽  
Bhagavan K.
Keyword(s):  
Operating System ◽  
Internet Of Things ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The World ◽  
Exchange Information ◽  
Iot Devices ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
Key Enabling Technologies ◽  
The Internet Of Things ◽  
Real Time Application

This paper provides you an idea about Internet of Things and reviews the origin of IoT, key enabling technologies, IoT architecture, IoT in industrial areas, applications of IoT, Operating system used in IoT devices. As the Internet of Things(IoT) at large will foster billions of devices, people and services to interconnect and exchange information and useful data. We have proposed a real-time application device of IoT useful for women safety in today’s world. Considering the issues increasing on women atrocities, the Universal key question raising in every girl’s mind is when they will have a freedom to walk freely in the society even in odd hours without worrying about their security. This paper will help you to use technology with a new perspective for women safety and to provide proof-based evidence against the perpetrators of crime against women. Every Day women around the world are Harassed, Raped, and Killed. The change in society should come and leads to the time when media broadcast more of women successes rather than harassment. Since we can't respond pertinently in perilous situations, we need a device which automatically senses and saves the victim is one of the idea of this paper.

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