LibGuides: Internet of Things (IoT): Internet of Things Security

IoT Security

IoT devices collect huge amounts of data about their users (Naveen and Kounte, 2019). These data must be confidential, available, and unaltered because a security breach may have a higher negative impact ( Ashraf et al, 2022). Confidentiality involves putting measures in place to prevent wrong or unauthorized people from getting access to the data generated from the IoT device (Warsinske et al, 2019). Secondly, availability is concerned with ensuring that data collected is stored in a way that will be easy to access and use whenever the need arises. Data Integrity has to do with ensuring that the data collected is not altered or changed by an unauthorized person (Warsinske et al, 2019). Cyber attack is on the rise and as a result, it is essential to pay attention to IoT security (Warsinske et al, 2019). For example, a smartwatch may collect information about the health of its user. This information can be altered by a hacker. The user's physician may use the altered information to prescribe medication for the user. This may have a negative impact on the user's health since the wrong information was used. IoT security, therefore, refers to the measures put in place to protect data generated by IoT devices that are connected to the cloud from being exposed to unauthorized entities.

Ashraf, A. M., Elmedany, W. M., & Sharif, M. S. (2022, August). Secure iot data transmission at physical layer using rc6 encryption technique. In 2022 9th International Conference on Future Internet of Things and Cloud (FiCloud) (pp. 307-315). IEEE.

Naveen, S., & Kounte, M. R. (2019, December). Key technologies and challenges in IoT edge computing. In 2019 Third international conference on I-SMAC (IoT in social, mobile, analytics and cloud)(I-SMAC) (pp. 61-65). IEEE.

Warsinske, J., Henry, K., Graff, M., Hoover, C., Malisow, B., Murphy, S., ... & Vasquez, M.(2019). The Official (ISC) 2 Guide to the CISSP CBK Reference. John Wiley & Sons.

Steps to Ensure Security of Your IoT Devices
This link contains a publication on the steps that can be adopted to ensure security of IoT devices.
IoT Security: How to safeguard IoT devices against cyberattacks
This link also provides ways and means of protecting IoT devices from being attacked.
Landscape of IoT security
This work overviews the IoT security landscape with the intention to emphasize the demand for secured IoT-related products and applications. Therefore, (a) a list of key challenges of securing IoT devices is determined by examining their particular characteristics, (b) major security objectives for secured IoT systems are defined, (c) a threat taxonomy is introduced, which outlines potential security gaps prevalent in current IoT systems, and (d) key countermeasures against the aforementioned threats are summarized for selected IoT security-related technologies available on the market.
Security Standards Are a Must for Consumer IoT.
This link provides information on the reasons why IoT security is necessary and must not be ignored.
Conquer the Common Security Challenges Plaguing Embedded IoT Designs.
This link provides information on how to overcome the challenges associated with IoT security.
Resources on IoT Security
This link provides numerous resources on IoT Security

Lifecycle IoT Security for Engineers by Kaustubh Dhondge
ISBN: 9781630818036
Publication Date: 2021-01-01
This comprehensive resource provides a thorough introduction to the security risks, attack vectors and vulnerabilities an Internet of things (IoT) product and its network can face at different phases of its lifecycle. The risks at each stage of the development and operations (DevOps) lifecycle of an IoT product are analyzed. Examples of recent, relevant security threats faced by the industry are discussed and why the security breach happened, how it was resolved, and what could have been done to avoid them will be explained. Readers will learn the best practices to secure their IoT products, and networks in a holistic way.IoT and the diverse and unique nature of IoT applications across the commercial and industrial landscape, are introduced, including the need for securing IoT. The lifecycle of IoT security, specifically the security implementations that need to be carried out at various stages in the operational process of an IoT service are presented, as well as the security requirements during the planning, security integration, operational, maintenance, and planned discontinuation phase of an IoT service. The vulnerabilities in IoT, the various attack vectors exploited by attackers, and preventive measures that can be undertaken to avoid these security attacks are also explored. Readers are acclimated with various steps that must be undertaken to prepare for IoT security attacks, and techniques that can be employed to detect them. Key challenges involved with implementing appropriate levels of security in IoT due to heterogeneity, interoperability, human errors, and commercial factors are discussed, as well as the need for regulatory guidance for the IoT industry and highlights specific examples of regulations in leading markets across the globe.
Designing Secure IoT Devices with the Arm Platform Security Architecture and Cortex-M33 by Trevor Martin
ISBN: 9780128214732
Publication Date: 2022-04-28
Designing Secure IoT devices with the Arm Platform Security Architecture and Cortex-M33 explains how to design and deploy secure IoT devices based on the Cortex-M23/M33 processor. The book is split into three parts. First, it introduces the Cortex-M33 and its architectural design and major processor peripherals. Second, it shows how to design secure software and secure communications to minimize the threat of both hardware and software hacking. And finally, it examines common IoT cloud systems and how to design and deploy a fleet of IoT devices. Example projects are provided for the Keil MDK-ARM and NXP LPCXpresso tool chains. Since their inception, microcontrollers have been designed as functional devices with a CPU, memory and peripherals that can be programmed to accomplish a huge range of tasks. With the growth of internet connected devices and the Internet of Things (IoT), "plain old microcontrollers" are no longer suitable as they lack the features necessary to create both a secure and functional device. The recent development by ARM of the Cortex M23 and M33 architecture is intended for today's IoT world. Shows how to design secure software and secure communications using the ARM Cortex M33-based microcontrollers Explains how to write secure code to minimize vulnerabilities using the CERT-C coding standard Uses the mbedTLS library to implement modern cryptography Introduces the TrustZone security peripheral PSA security model and Trusted Firmware Legal requirements and reaching device certification with PSA Certified
Security and Provacy Issues in Iot Devices and Sensor Networks by Sharma, Sudhir Kumar
ISBN: 9781680837490
Publication Date: 2021

Journals on Iot Security