IoT Security and Privacy Labels

Abstract

IoT devices are riddled with vulnerabilities and design flaws. In consequence, we have witnessed the rise of IoT specific malware and botnets with devastating consequences on the security and privacy of consumers using those devices. Despite the growing attacks targeting these vulnerable IoT devices, manufacturers are yet to strengthen the security posture of their devices and adopt best-practices and a security by design approach. To this end, we devise an concise, informative IoT labelling scheme to convey high-level security and privacy facts about an IoT device to the consumers so as to raise their security and privacy awareness.