New Methodology and Checklist of Wi-Fi Connected and App-Controlled IoT-Based Consumer Market Smart Home Devices

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (3) ◽  
pp. 276-1-276-15
Author(s):  
Franziska Schwarz ◽  
Klaus Schwarz ◽  
Reiner Creutzburg
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Web Application ◽  
Smart Home ◽  
Test Procedure ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Web Application Security ◽  
Iot Devices ◽  
The Many ◽  
Precarious Situation ◽  
The Internet Of Things

Since its invention, the Internet has changed the world, but above all, it has connected people. With the advent of the Internet of Things, the Internet connects things today much more than people do. A large part of the Internet of Things consists of IoT controlled Smart Home devices. The Internet of Things and the Smart Home have become an increasingly important topic in recent years. The growing popularity of Smart Home devices such as Smart TVs, Smart Door Locks, Smart Light Bulbs, and others is causing a rapid increase in vulnerable areas. In the future, many IoT devices could be just as many targets. The many new and inexperienced manufacturers and the absence of established uniform standards also contribute to the precarious situation. Therefore, new methods are needed to sensitize and detect these threats. In this paper, different existing approaches like those of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) are combined with concepts of this work like the Smart Home Device Life Cycle. In the context of this paper, a universal 31-page question-based test procedure is developed that can be applied to any Smart Home device. Based on this new, innovative security checklist, the communication between device, app, and the manufacturer's servers, as well as the firmware of IoT devices, can be analyzed and documented in detail. In the course of this paper, also a handout in the abbreviated form will be created, which serves the same purpose.

scholarly journals Defining the IoT

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan-Radu Berte
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Smart Home ◽  
Economies Of Scale ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Clear Understanding ◽  
Everyday Objects ◽  
The Media ◽  
Iot Devices ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Internet Of Things

Abstract IoT, or the Internet of Things, has been in use since circa 1999. It defines a next chapter in the evolution of the Internet where computing devices embedded in everyday objects are able to send and receive data themselves. In recent years miniaturization and economies of scale brought a boon of new devices to the consumer and enterprise market, prompting Gartner to predict over 20bln live IoT devices by 2020. However, the definition of IoT is loose and, for the purpose of predicting trends or discussing security, formulating a clear understanding of the term is crucial. In fact, Internet of Things is a term only mostly used by the media, academia and the industry. Customers in the consumer space refer to the technologies by their benefit describing term of “Smart Home”. A quick analysis of this gap shows how it’s entirely possible no knowledge permeates the business and market worlds because of the incompatible terms used. As more devices, OSes and heterogeneous platforms entrench the concept of a new digital lifestyle, the new “Digital Kingdom” opens its doors to radical disruption, such as the latest massive Mirai and Reaper attacks. Our ability to correctly define the IoT, it’s platforms and components, should lead to better market dynamics and better preparedness, as one can’t secure something that can’t be defined. This paper proposes to further understand the IoT by exploring available definitions, reiterating misuse and equivocal perception, concluding with a more suiting, contemporary definition.

scholarly journals Designing Smart Home (IOT) Using Cisco Packet Tracer 7.2 Simulator

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. 208-216
Author(s):  
Tanishka and Prof. Shikha Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Smart Home ◽  
Data Exchange ◽  
Real Life ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Life Issues ◽  
Packet Tracer ◽  
Iot Devices ◽  
The Internet Of Things

The internet of things, or IoT, is a system of interrelated computing devices, mechanical and digital machines, objects, animals or people that are provided with unique identifiers (UIDs) and the ability to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction. Internet of Things (IoT) is rapidly gaining momentum in the scenario of telecommunications. Conventional networks allow for interactivity and data exchange, but these networks have not been designed for the new features and functions of IoT devices. In this paper, an algorithm is proposed to share common recourse among Things, that is, between different types of smart appliances. . Purpose is to analyze deeper the cases separating the network and IoT layout, giving a deeper explanation of the purpose of the simulations, presenting all the information needed to utilize the exercises but also giving suggestion how to expand the exercises further. This implementation can be implemented effectively using package tracking software that includes IoT functions to control and simulate a smart home. IoT technology can be applied to many real life issues, such as: homework, treatment, campus, office, etc.

scholarly journals Pieces Framework for Analysis of User Saticfaction Internet of Things-Based Devices

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-252
Author(s):  
Nestiara Lidya Kakihary
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Smart Home ◽  
Power Saving ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Internet Connectivity ◽  
Exchange Information ◽  
Iot Devices ◽  
The Internet Of Things

Internet of Things is a concept where internet connectivity can exchange information with one another with the existing devices around it. IoT can help humans in their daily activities. In general, Internet of Things-based devices can perform controlling and scheduling. In this research, an analysis of the level of power saving using smart lamp and smart plug devices based on the Internet of Things will be carried out. The analysis carried out in this study used the PIECES method which is a framework that can classify a problem, opportunity, and directives. Research on the efficiency of electricity savings based on IoT devices will be supported using devices and applications from Bardi Smart Home. In addition to the PIECES method, this analysis and research is supported by using the IoT framework: Conceptual Framework, and will be supported by IoT-based devices from Bardi Smart Home.    

CLOUD BASED INTERNET OF THINGS FOR SMART CONNECTED OBJECTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 01 (02) ◽  
pp. 31-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duraipandian M. ◽  
Vinothkanna R.
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Smart Home ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Considerable Improvement ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The Internet Of Things ◽  
At Home

The paper proposing the cloud based internet of things for the smart connected objects, concentrates on developing a smart home utilizing the internet of things, by providing the embedded labeling for all the tangible things at home and enabling them to be connected through the internet. The smart home proposed in the paper concentrates on the steps in reducing the electricity consumption of the appliances at the home by converting them into the smart connected objects using the cloud based internet of things and also concentrates on protecting the house from the theft and the robbery. The proposed smart home by turning the ordinary tangible objects into the smart connected objects shows considerable improvement in the energy consumption and the security provision.

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 It’s only the beginning: Metadata Retention laws and the Internet of Things

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 47-57
Author(s):  
Clinton Fernandes ◽  
Vijay Sivaraman
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Apparent Discrepancy ◽  
Data Retention ◽  
User Control ◽  
The Law ◽  
Iot Devices ◽  
The Internet Of Things ◽  
The Way

This article examines the implications of selected aspects of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Act 2015, which was passed by the Australian Parliament in March 2015. It shows how the new law has strengthened protections for privacy. However, focusing on the investigatory implications, it shows how the law provides a tactical advantage to investigators who pursue whistleblowers and investigative journalists. The article exposes an apparent discrepancy in the way ‘journalist’ is defined across different pieces of legislation. It argues that although legislators’ interest has been overwhelmingly focused on communications data, the explosion of data generated by the so-called Internet-of-Things (IoT) is as important or more. It shows how the sensors in selected IoT devices lead to a loss of user control and will enable non-stop, involuntary and ubiquitous monitoring of individuals. It suggests that the law will need to be amended further once legislators and investigators’ knowledge of the potential of IoT increases. 

scholarly journals Design a blockchain-based middleware layer in the Internet of Things Architecture

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanweer Alam
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Fog Computing ◽  
Smart Devices ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Generation Computing ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Iot Devices ◽  
The Internet Of Things

In next-generation computing, the role of cloud, internet and smart devices will be capacious. Nowadays we all are familiar with the word smart. This word is used a number of times in our daily life. The Internet of Things (IoT) will produce remarkable different kinds of information from different resources. It can store big data in the cloud. The fog computing acts as an interface between cloud and IoT. The extension of fog in this framework works on physical things under IoT. The IoT devices are called fog nodes, they can have accessed anywhere within the range of the network. The blockchain is a novel approach to record the transactions in a sequence securely. Developing a new blockchains based middleware framework in the architecture of the Internet of Things is one of the critical issues of wireless networking where resolving such an issue would result in constant growth in the use and popularity of IoT. The proposed research creates a framework for providing the middleware framework in the internet of smart devices network for the internet of things using blockchains technology. Our main contribution links a new study that integrates blockchains to the Internet of things and provides communication security to the internet of smart devices.

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.

Encryption Principles and Techniques for the Internet of Things

2019 ◽  
pp. 42-66
Author(s):  
Kundankumar Rameshwar Saraf ◽  
Malathi P. Jesudason
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Embedded System ◽  
Security Analysis ◽  
Block Size ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Lightweight Cryptography ◽  
Execution Speed ◽  
Security Algorithm ◽  
Iot Devices ◽  
The Internet Of Things

This chapter explores the encryption techniques used for the internet of things (IoT). The security algorithm used for IoT should follow many constraints of an embedded system. Hence, lightweight cryptography is an optimum security solution for IoT devices. This chapter mainly describes the need for security in IoT, the concept of lightweight cryptography, and various cryptographic algorithms along with their shortcomings given IoT. This chapter also describes the principle of operation of all the above algorithms along with their security analysis. Moreover, based on the algorithm size (i.e., the required number of gate equivalent, block size, key size, throughput, and execution speed of the algorithm), the chapter reports the comparative analysis of their performance. The chapter discusses the merits and demerits of these algorithms along with their use in the IoT system.

scholarly journals Matching IoT Devices to the Fog Service Providers: A Mechanism Design Perspective

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (23) ◽  
pp. 6761
Author(s):  
Anjan Bandyopadhyay ◽  
Vikash Kumar Singh ◽  
Sajal Mukhopadhyay ◽  
Ujjwal Rai ◽  
Fatos Xhafa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Mechanism Design ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Preference Ordering ◽  
Cloud Architecture ◽  
Game Theoretic ◽  
Design Perspective ◽  
Iot Devices ◽  
The Internet Of Things

In the Internet of Things (IoT) + Fog + Cloud architecture, with the unprecedented growth of IoT devices, one of the challenging issues that needs to be tackled is to allocate Fog service providers (FSPs) to IoT devices, especially in a game-theoretic environment. Here, the issue of allocation of FSPs to the IoT devices is sifted with game-theoretic idea so that utility maximizing agents may be benign. In this scenario, we have multiple IoT devices and multiple FSPs, and the IoT devices give preference ordering over the subset of FSPs. Given such a scenario, the goal is to allocate at most one FSP to each of the IoT devices. We propose mechanisms based on the theory of mechanism design without money to allocate FSPs to the IoT devices. The proposed mechanisms have been designed in a flexible manner to address the long and short duration access of the FSPs to the IoT devices. For analytical results, we have proved the economic robustness, and probabilistic analyses have been carried out for allocation of IoT devices to the FSPs. In simulation, mechanism efficiency is laid out under different scenarios with an implementation in Python.

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