Networking in IoT: Technologies used, security threats and possible countermeasures

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deena Nath Gupta ◽  
Rajendra Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Remote Control ◽  
Heterogeneous Structure ◽  
Security Threats ◽  
Security Risks ◽  
Security Challenges ◽  
Man In The Middle ◽  
Personal Use ◽  
Networking Technologies ◽  
Iot Devices ◽  
Constrained Devices

: IoT is the networking of daily use objects. These objects are commonly known as constrained devices. Constrained devices works with low memory, low storage, and low computation power. Implementing security algorithms in these devices is challenging. The researchers take these challenges as opportunity. The diverse and heterogeneous structure of the IoT phenomenon introduces a variety of new security risks and challenges. Many threats such as botnets, home intrusion, remote control of the IoT devices, and man-in-the-middle attack are threatening the IoT environment. Hence it needs a stronger security implementation to protect IoT devices from being compromised. The authors surveys different kinds of networking technologies under an IoT environment, security challenges on them and possible countermeasures for these challenges to form a more secure IoT environment for trustful adoptation of services through industrial or personal use. In this paper, the authors presented the study of numerous networking technologies along with possible threats and their countermeasures.

scholarly journals Networking in IoT: Technologies used, Security Threats and Possible Countermeasures

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 557-563
Keyword(s):  
Physical Object ◽  
Heterogeneous Structure ◽  
Security Threats ◽  
Security Risks ◽  
Security Challenges ◽  
Man In The Middle ◽  
Personal Use ◽  
Networking Technologies ◽  
Iot Devices ◽  
Constrained Devices

IoT is the networking of daily use objects. Internet of Things amalgamates various kinds of physical object to communicate with each other directly. These objects are commonly known as constrained devices. Constrained devices work with low memory, low storage, and low computation power. Implementing security algorithms in these devices is challenging. The researchers take these challenges as opportunity. The diverse and heterogeneous structure of the IoT phenomenon introduces a variety of new security risks and challenges. Many threats, like botnets, home intrusion, remote control of the IoT devices, and man in the middle attacks, are emerging and need a stronger security implementation to protect IoT devices from being compromised. The authors surveys different kinds of IoT networking technologies, security challenges and solutions of these challenges to form more secure IoT environment for trustful adoption of services through industrial or personal use. In this paper, the authors presented a study of numerous networking technologies along with possible threats and their countermeasures.

A Threat Table Based Assessment of Information Security in Telemedicine

2015 ◽  
pp. 1601-1613 ◽  
Author(s):  
John C. Pendergrass ◽  
Karen Heart ◽  
C. Ranganathan ◽  
V. N. Venkatakrishnan
Keyword(s):  
Information Security ◽  
Patient Information ◽  
Controlled Environment ◽  
Security Threats ◽  
Security Risks ◽  
Modeling Framework ◽  
Threat Modeling ◽  
Security Challenges

Information security within healthcare is paramount and telemedicine applications present unique security challenges. Technology is giving rise to new and advanced telemedicine applications and understanding the security threats to these applications is needed to ensure, among other things, the privacy of patient information. This paper proposes a threat table approach to assess security threats pertaining to telemedicine applications. The concept and its usefulness are illustrated using a case study. This case study focuses on the capture and representation of salient security threats in telemedicine. To analyze the security threats to an application, it presents a threat modeling framework utilizing a table driven approach. The study reveals that even in a highly controlled environment with static locations, the security risks posed by telemedicine applications are significant, and that using a threat table approach provides an easy-to-use and effective method for managing these threats.

scholarly journals A Threat Computation Model using a Markov Chain and Common Vulnerability Scoring System and its Application to Cloud Security

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ngoc Thuy Le ◽  
Doan B. Hoang
Keyword(s):  
Markov Chain ◽  
Scoring System ◽  
Cloud Security ◽  
Security Threats ◽  
Security Threat ◽  
Security Risks ◽  
Security Metrics ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Compliance Checking ◽  
Iot Devices

Securing cyber infrastructures has become critical because they are increasingly exposed to attackers while accommodating a huge number of IoT devices and supporting numerous sophisticated emerging applications. Security metrics are essential for assessing the security risks and making effective decisions concerning system security. Many security metrics rely on mathematical models, but are mainly based on empirical data, qualitative methods, or compliance checking, and this renders the outcome far from satisfactory. Computing the probability of an attack, or more precisely a threat that materialises into an attack, forms an essential basis for a quantitative security metric. This paper proposes a novel approach to compute the probability distribution of cloud security threats based on a Markov chain and Common Vulnerability Scoring System. Moreover, the paper introduces the method to estimate the probability of security attacks. The use of the new security threat model and its computation is demonstrated through their application to estimating the probabilities of cloud threats and types of attacks.

scholarly journals A Review Of The Issues And Challenges In IoT Security Using Machine Learning Techniques

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 499-502
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Machine Learning Techniques ◽  
Security Threats ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Iot Security ◽  
Learning Techniques ◽  
Human Endeavor ◽  
Security Challenges ◽  
Iot Devices ◽  
The Internet Of Things

In a typical IoT network, a sensor connects to a controller using a wireless connection. Controllers collect data from sensors and sends the data for storage and analysis[1]. These controllers work with actuators that translate an electrical input to a physical action. The internet of things (IoT), have found application in different areas of human endeavor including healthcare, government, supply chain, cities, manufacturing, etc. and it is estimated that the number of connected devices will reach 50 billion by 2020[2] With the increasing number of devices comes an increase in the the varying number of security threats to the IoT network [3]. To contain these threats, a secure-by-design approach should be adopted as this will help the IoT devices to anticipate and neutralize the ever changing nature of the threats as against older systems where security was handled as it presents itself [2] This paper x-rays the security challenges in IoT networks and the application of machine learning (Supervised learning, Unsupervised learning and Reinforcement learning) in tackling the security challenges

scholarly journals Scalable and Secure Internet of Things Connectivity

Electronics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 752 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ye-Jin Choi ◽  
Hee-Jung Kang ◽  
Il-Gu Lee
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Security Threats ◽  
Multiple Objects ◽  
Security Risks ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
Iot Devices ◽  
The Internet Of Things ◽  
User Intervention

The Internet of things (IoT) technology, which is currently considered the new growth engine of the fourth industrial revolution, affects our daily life and has been applied to various industrial fields. Studies on overcoming the limitations of scalability and stability in a centralized IoT operating environment by employing distributed blockchain technology have been actively conducted. However, the nature of IoT that ensures connectivity with multiple objects at any time and any place increases security threats. Further, it extends the influence of the cyber world into the physical domain, resulting in serious damage to human life and property. Therefore, we aim to study a method to increase the security of IoT devices and effectively extend them simultaneously. To this end, we analyze the authentication methods and limitations of traditional IoT devices and examine cases for improving IoT environments by using blockchain technology. Accordingly, we propose a framework that allows IoT devices to be securely connected and extended to other devices by automatically evaluating security using blockchain technology and the whitelist. The method proposed in this paper restricts the extension of devices vulnerable to security risks by imposing penalties and allows only devices with high security to be securely and quickly authenticated and extended without user intervention. In this study, we applied the proposed method to IoT network simulation environments and observed that the number of devices vulnerable to security was reduced by 48.5% compared with traditional IoT environments.

A Threat Table Based Assessment of Information Security in Telemedicine

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 20-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
John C. Pendergrass ◽  
Karen Heart ◽  
C. Ranganathan ◽  
V. N. Venkatakrishnan
Keyword(s):  
Information Security ◽  
Patient Information ◽  
Controlled Environment ◽  
Security Threats ◽  
Security Risks ◽  
Modeling Framework ◽  
Threat Modeling ◽  
Security Challenges

Information security within healthcare is paramount and telemedicine applications present unique security challenges. Technology is giving rise to new and advanced telemedicine applications and understanding the security threats to these applications is needed to ensure, among other things, the privacy of patient information. This paper proposes a threat table approach to assess security threats pertaining to telemedicine applications. The concept and its usefulness are illustrated using a case study. This case study focuses on the capture and representation of salient security threats in telemedicine. To analyze the security threats to an application, it presents a threat modeling framework utilizing a table driven approach. The study reveals that even in a highly controlled environment with static locations, the security risks posed by telemedicine applications are significant, and that using a threat table approach provides an easy-to-use and effective method for managing these threats.

Revisiting Cloud Security Threats Man-in-the-Middle Attack

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 342-348
Author(s):  
Vaishali Singh ◽  
Kavita Bhatia ◽  
S. K. Pandey
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Security ◽  
Security Threats ◽  
Man In The Middle

HomeTec Software for Security Aspects of Smart Home Devices Based on IoT

2021 ◽  
pp. 5-16
Author(s):  
Parth Rustagi ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Smart Home ◽  
Denial Of Service ◽  
Security Protocols ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Security Threats ◽  
Deep Dive ◽  
Cost Cutting ◽  
Full Control ◽  
Iot Devices ◽  
Service Data

As useful as it gets to connect devices to the internet to make life easier and more comfortable, it also opens the gates to various cyber threats. The connection of Smart Home devices to the internet makes them vulnerable to malicious hackers that infiltrate the system. Hackers can penetrate these systems and have full control over devices. This can lead to denial of service, data leakage, invasion of privacy, etc. Thus security is a major aspect of Smart home devices. However, many companies manufacturing these Smart Home devices have little to no security protocols in their devices. In the process of making the IoT devices cheaper, various cost-cutting is done on the security protocols in IoT devices. In some way, many manufactures of the devices don’t even consider this as a factor to build upon. This leaves the devices vulnerable to attacks. Various authorities have worked upon to standardize the security aspects for the IoT and listed out guidelines for manufactures to follow, but many fail to abide by them. This paper introduces and talks about the various threats, various Security threats to Smart Home devices. It takes a deep dive into the solutions for the discussed threats. It also discusses their prevention. Lastly, it discusses various preventive measures and good practices to be incorporated to protect devices from any future attacks.

The Security Risks and Challenges of 5G Communications

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 46-53
Author(s):  
Young B. Choi ◽  
Matthew E. Bunn
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Input Multiple Output ◽  
Wireless Systems ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Automated Manufacturing ◽  
Security Risks ◽  
Security Challenges ◽  
Autonomous Cars ◽  
Multiple Input ◽  
Input Multiple Output ◽  
The Internet Of Things

With the introduction of the 5th generation of wireless systems and communications (5G) comes new risks and challenges. This paper explores the potential security challenges of 5G communication compared with legacy cellular networks and prior generations of communication standards. This paper defines what 5G is and how it affects our lives on a daily basis. It further discusses the new security features involving different technologies applied to 5G, such as heterogeneous networks, device-to-device communications, massive multiple-input multiple-output, software-defined networks, and the internet of things, including autonomous cars, healthcare, automated manufacturing, and more.

Internal and External Security Challenges of Nepal

Unity Journal ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 251-262
Author(s):  
Sumitra Karki
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Data ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Security Threats ◽  
Cyber Attack ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
News Reports ◽  
Security Challenges ◽  
The World ◽  
The Government ◽  
India And China

Nepal has been a home to diversified settlement in terms of ethnicity, religion, dialect and culture since its outset in civilization. It also lies between two great military and economic giants of Asia – India and China – that are hostile to each other. While these bring abundant opportunities for Nepal, it possesses several internal and external security threats. Nepal suffers from cyber-attack, environmental degradation, pandemic, ethnic, racial or religious conflicts, inequality and poverty, extremism, human trafficking, corruption, migration and trans-boundary crime. In addition, Nepal also faces several security threats, traditional and non–traditional, including terrorism and insurgency. These threats possess serious implications on peace and security of Nepal and the South Asian region. There is a need of serious study about the major internal and external security challenges that Nepal faces in recent decades. This study aims at examining some of the major security challenges, explore the factors behind it, and attempt to suggest few policy recommendations to the government of Nepal to deal with them. The study is conducted by reviewing the primary and secondary sources of data. The primary data includes documents of the government agencies, press release, joint statement and organizational reports. It also includes the interviews with security experts, bureaucrats, policy makers and academicians. Similarly, secondary data includes books, news reports, academic journals, seminars report and reports of research institutes and think tanks. The study highlights that Nepal should prepare itself to meet with the emerging internal and external security challenges what have emerged in recent times. With the rise of India and China, two adversarial powers in the region, Nepal possess extreme challenges in days to come. Similarly, hardly any countries of the world had prepared itself to deal with recent pandemic like COVID-19 that has shattered even the most powerful countries of the world. Taking lessons from these, it is time for Nepal to learn and prepare to mitigate the challenges.

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