The Internet of Things (IoT) brings tremendous new capabilities to the net -- but it also brings many new security issues. Watch the following video on securing the Internet of Things: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ6xoAtdF3o Discuss the challenges of securing the IoT. Then, list five or more best practices you would recommend.  Make sure you respond to at least two other learners. Response#1(Leburu) Internet of Things (IoT): The digital space has undergone major changes over the past two years and will continue to evolve, according to industry experts. The last entry in digital space is the Internet of Things (IoT). IoT can also be defined as an interaction between the software, telecommunications and electronic devices industries and promises to offer enormous opportunities for many sectors. With the advent of the Internet of Things (IoT), powered by sensors that will soon be available for billions of dollars, that will work with billions of intelligent systems and cover millions of applications, the Internet of Things will ignite a spark. Launch new consumer and business behaviors requiring increasingly intelligent industrial solutions, which in turn create billions of dollars of opportunities for the IT industry and even more for companies that benefit from the Internet of Things.   (Shackelford, S. 2020). The Internet of Things has three distinct parts: Sensors that collect data (including sensor / device identifier and address), Decision-making and data transfer to decision servers, An application that collects and analyzes this data for greater integration. Big data analytics and mechanisms can be used to make decisions. Several countries, such as the United States, South Korea and China, have taken the will to exploit the Internet. The main players in IoT initiatives are citizens, governments, and industry. Participation and cooperation of all interested parties at an appropriate time. At this point, we require instructions to link and select key areas, then emphasize the answers to the accumulation, The Internet of Things needs to have a clear strategy and follow a simple goal with the Value-Added and Reduce-cost models. With industry associations, experience in global forums, knowledge of other major IoT countries, and the active participation of global partners, we can promote an approach. More creative based on innovation. The key to the success of the Internet lies in the development of open platforms for scalable, easy-to-use and inexpensive models and citizens, such as sensors. Data should be clearly collected and shared between functions to maximize benefits. Lack Of Compliance On The Part Of IoT Manufacturers: New IoT devices come out almost daily, all with undiscovered vulnerabilities. The primary source of most IoT security issues is that manufacturers do not spend enough time and resources on security. For example, most fitness trackers with Bluetooth remain visible after the first pairing, a smart ref.

1. The Internet of Things (IoT) brings tremendous new capabilities
to the net -- but it also brings many new security issues. Watch
the following video on securing the Internet of Things:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ6xoAtdF3o
Discuss the challenges of securing the IoT. Then, list five or
more best practices you would recommend.
Make sure you respond to at least two other learners.
Response#1(Leburu)
Internet of Things (IoT):
The digital space has undergone major changes over the past
two years and will continue to evolve, according to industry
experts. The last entry in digital space is the Internet of Things
(IoT). IoT can also be defined as an interaction between the
software, telecommunications and electronic devices industries
and promises to offer enormous opportunities for many sectors.
With the advent of the Internet of Things (IoT), powered by
sensors that will soon be available for billions of dollars, that
will work with billions of intelligent systems and cover millions
of applications, the Internet of Things will ignite a spark.
Launch new consumer and business behaviors requiring
increasingly intelligent industrial solutions, which in turn create

2. billions of dollars of opportunities for the IT industry and even
more for companies that benefit from the Internet of Things.
(Shackelford, S. 2020).
The Internet of Things has three distinct parts: Sensors that
collect data (including sensor / device identifier and address),
Decision-making and data transfer to decision servers, An
application that collects and analyzes this data for greater
integration.
Big data analytics and mechanisms can be used to make
decisions. Several countries, such as the United States, South
Korea and China, have taken the will to exploit the Internet.
The main players in IoT initiatives are citizens, governments,
and industry. Participation and cooperation of all interested
parties at an appropriate time. At this point, we require
instructions to link and select key areas, then emphasize the
answers to the accumulation, The Internet of Things needs to
have a clear strategy and follow a simple goal with the Value-
Added and Reduce-cost models. With industry associations,
experience in global forums, knowledge of other major IoT
countries, and the active participation of global partners, we can
promote an approach. More creative based on innovation. The
key to the success of the Internet lies in the development of
open platforms for scalable, easy-to-use and inexpensive models
and citizens, such as sensors. Data should be clearly collected
and shared between functions to maximize benefits.
Lack Of Compliance On The Part Of IoT Manufacturers:
New IoT devices come out almost daily, all with undiscovered
vulnerabilities. The primary source of most IoT security issues
is that manufacturers do not spend enough time and resources
on security.
For example, most fitness trackers with Bluetooth remain

3. visible after the first pairing, a smart refrigerator can expose
Gmail login credentials, and a smart fingerprint padlock can be
accessed with a Bluetooth key that has the same MAC address
as the padlock device.
Lack Of User Knowledge & Awareness :
Over the years, Internet users have learnt how to avoid spam or
phishing emails, perform virus scans on their PCs, and secure
their WiFi networks with strong passwords. But IoT is a new
technology, and people still do not know much about it. While
most of the risks of IoT security issues are still on the
manufacturing side, users and businesses processes can create
bigger threats. One of the biggest IoT security risks and
challenges is the user’s ignorance and lack of awareness of the
IoT functionality. As a result, everybody is put at risk.
Transportation; intelligent systems of transportation are today
moving people and goods from one place to another. Lots of IoT
sensors are used on planes, trains, ships and vehicles with the
main goal of optimizing performance of engines, safety as well
as managing the supply chain. IoT in smart cars helps drivers
prevent accidents from occurring as they can predict situations
as well as maintaining the issues. One of the most important
benefits of the Internet of Things is the ease of participation to
the individual or an organization that uses the IoT. By far one
of the greatest benefits of IoT is the people can now take full
control over their lives and can make some great improvements
in their everyday lives.
Reponse#2(Srikanth)

4. The term Internet of things (IoT)was first coined by Kevin
Ashton, an executive director of the Auto-ID in massachute
institute of Technology. It refers to a network of physical
objects, places and environments which use sensors as well as
APIs to connect and exchange data over the internet. A good
example of an IOT object is a thermostat which is a home
appliance that can be used in determining when an individual
occupy various rooms and causing alteration of the levels of
heating, lighting and other house functions. (Alam, S. 2020,
February).
Some of the characteristics of IoT include: intelligence; the
internet of things has a combination of algorithms and
computations, software and hardware which makes it very
smart. Presence of ambient intelligence in IoTincreases its
capabilities thus facilitating intelligent response of things to
situations as well as supporting them in doing specific tasks.
IoTisalso dynamic in nature. The main activity of IoT is
collecting data from its environment and this can be achieved
with the changes taking place around the device. Sensing is
another key characteristic of IoT. According to3, sensors are the
ones that make IoT possible as they have the ability of detecting
or measuring any changes that occur in the environment so as to
generate data that can report on their status.Sensing devices
include sport sensors, environment sensors like a thermostat and
physical health sensors.
Three areas of applications for IoT:
IoT continues to have a significant impact on many industries as
well as businesses. The three areas of application for IoT
include; Manufacturing; production of goods in the
manufacturing industry has been transformed by IoTsince
manufacturers use the industrial internet of things (IIoT)as well
as Machine to Machine (M2M) communications to drive

5. automation in the industry5. Prediction and prevention of
equipment failures has also been made possible by IoT and this
has helped in improving the safety of workers as well as
enhancing efficiency in production of goods
Healthcare; the system of connected healthcare and smart
medical devices have a great potential both in companies and
for the well-being of human beings.IoT is used in healthcare
with an aim of empowering human beings to live lives that are
health through wearing connected devices. Some of the common
IoT applications in healthcare include telemonitoring and
remote monitoring.6projects that between 2017 and 2022, IoT
healthcare applications will accelerate as it is an important
element in the digital transformation in the healthcare industry.
Studies have also shown that countries like the US are leading
in the use of healthcare IoT.7in their studies also pointed that
30 percent of healthcare organizations are already using IoT for
data that is sensitive.
Analyse critically, three current or future security issues in IoT
and its countermeasures:
Just as4pointed out, IoT devices have a high vulnerability to
security threats. Some of the security issues in IOT include;
Insecure web interface; the web interfaces that are built onto
IOT devices allow interactions between the user and the device
but at the same time can also allow an attacker to get access to
the device and make changes that may cause negatively affect
data. According to8such security vulnerabilities are caused by
Account enumeration, weak default credential, weak account
lockout settings and injection of SQL to the device.
Insufficient authentication; this involves presence of ineffective
mechanisms for authentication of the IOT user interface as well
as poor mechanisms for authorization. Such threats are caused

6. by lack of two factor authentications, lack of password
complexity as well as insecure password recovery which can
easily make an attacker gain access to important information
and altering it.
Privacy concerns; lack of privacy in IOT is usually caused by
collecting personal data that is unnecessary as well as
insufficient protection of that data. Some of the measures
suggested by9 for dealing with privacy issues include;
collecting data that is only crucial to the functionality of the
device, ensuring that the IOT device and its components are
protect provide proper protection to personal information.