Abstract
The growth of the Internet of Things (IoT), and demand for low-cost, easy-to-deploy devices, has led to the production of swathes of insecure Internet-connected devices. Many can be exploited and leveraged to perform large-scale attacks on the Internet, such as those seen by the Mirai botnet. This paper presents a cross-sectional study of how users value and perceive security and privacy in smart devices found within the IoT. It analyzes user requirements from IoT devices, and the importance placed upon security and privacy. An experimental setup was used to assess user ability to detect threats, in the context of technical knowledge and experience. It clearly demonstrated that without any clear signs when an IoT device was infected, it was very difficult for consumers to detect and be situationally aware of threats exploiting home networks. It also demonstrated that without adequate presentation of data to users, there is no clear correlation between level of technical knowledge and ability to detect infected devices.
Highlights
The Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to usher in an era of increased connectivity, with an estimated 50 billion devices expected to be connected to the Internet by 2020 [1]
Section One Results In Section one of the online survey participants were asked a series of questions relating to their awareness and perception of security and privacy considerations and requirements in IoT devices
This paper presents a cross-sectional study of how users value and perceive security and privacy in smart devices found within the IoT
Summary
The Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to usher in an era of increased connectivity, with an estimated 50 billion devices expected to be connected to the Internet by 2020 [1]. The aim of the IoT is to connect previously unconnected devices to the Internet [2], creating smart devices capable of collecting, storing and sharing data, without requiring human interaction [3,4] Many of these IoT devices are aimed at non-technical consumers, who value low cost and ease of deployment, leading to some IoT manufacturers omitting critical security features, and producing swathes of insecure Internet connected devices, such as IP cameras and Digital Video Recorder (DVR) boxes. Such vulnerabilities and exploits are often derived and epitomized by inherent computational limitations, lack of convenient user interface, use of default credentials and insecure protocols. By comprising multitudes of these vulnerable IoT devices, attackers can perform large-scale attacks such as spamming, phishing and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS), against resources on the Internet [6]
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