The devices are coming! Think you’re ready for the Internet of Things? We surveyed over 440 IT pros about this latest IT trend and released in this report. Find out what IT pros had to say about this IT shake up and what you can do to prepare.
For the IoT industry to thrive, there are three categories of challenges to overcome: technology, business, and society. The upcoming webinar will shed some on what issues to expect soon.
This a IOT base ppt slide. It's more describe IOT system history and IOt devices . And also given most valuable and relevant information about IOT and devices.
Jan 2018: IoT trends in silicon valley keynote at consumer electronics forum ...Sudha Jamthe
Sudha's keynote about IoT Trends Silicon Valley kicking off the new year 2018 at Consumer Electronics Forum on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (silicon valley) on Jan 6th 2018, building up the excitement pre-CES 2018.
Sudha covers IoT from the perspective of Sensors and how they are driving Car Cognition, Connected Car telematics, Robots, Drones, Smart cities, Connected Appliances, Smart homes, with focus on data and machine learning.
All The Things: Security, Privacy & Safety in a World of Connected DevicesJohn D. Johnson
Much of our technology today is connected to the Internet and communicating information about us, our homes and businesses, back to manufacturers in order to give us something of value in return. It is estimated that by 2025, there may be as many as 80 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices connected to the Internet. As IoT becomes a normal part of our everyday lives, at home, on the road, and at the office, privacy, security and safety become paramount.
This presentation will set the stage: What is IoT? How is it used today? How will it be used in the future? IoT provides both opportunities and risk to society, and IoT devices need to be secured as this world of connected devices become critical to how society functions.
For the IoT industry to thrive, there are three categories of challenges to overcome: technology, business, and society. The upcoming webinar will shed some on what issues to expect soon.
This a IOT base ppt slide. It's more describe IOT system history and IOt devices . And also given most valuable and relevant information about IOT and devices.
Jan 2018: IoT trends in silicon valley keynote at consumer electronics forum ...Sudha Jamthe
Sudha's keynote about IoT Trends Silicon Valley kicking off the new year 2018 at Consumer Electronics Forum on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (silicon valley) on Jan 6th 2018, building up the excitement pre-CES 2018.
Sudha covers IoT from the perspective of Sensors and how they are driving Car Cognition, Connected Car telematics, Robots, Drones, Smart cities, Connected Appliances, Smart homes, with focus on data and machine learning.
All The Things: Security, Privacy & Safety in a World of Connected DevicesJohn D. Johnson
Much of our technology today is connected to the Internet and communicating information about us, our homes and businesses, back to manufacturers in order to give us something of value in return. It is estimated that by 2025, there may be as many as 80 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices connected to the Internet. As IoT becomes a normal part of our everyday lives, at home, on the road, and at the office, privacy, security and safety become paramount.
This presentation will set the stage: What is IoT? How is it used today? How will it be used in the future? IoT provides both opportunities and risk to society, and IoT devices need to be secured as this world of connected devices become critical to how society functions.
The Internet of things (IoT) is growing rapidly and 2018 will be a fascinating year for the IoT industry. IoT technology continues to evolve at an incredibly rapid pace,
Consumers and businesses alike are anticipating the next big innovation. They are all set to embrace the ground-breaking impact of the Internet of Things on our lives like ATMs that report crimes around them, forks that tell you if you are eating fast, or IP address for each organ of your body for doctors to connect and check,.
In 2018, IoT will see tremendous growth in all directions; the following 8 trends are the main developments we predict for next year:
The Internet of Things (IoT for Beginners Guide)Ashish Kumar
You might have heard plenty of jargons related to the internet, but the one that has become a buzzword recently and is broken into the mainstream as potentially the most significant term for the way we communicate, work and live in the near future is: The Internet of Things (IoT). Today, everyone is talking about the Internet of Things (IoT) from the newspaper to tech blogs. But what, exactly, is the IoT for beginners? Let’s find out. For more details visit: https://goo.gl/qT4LYA
The Internet of Things (IoT) is an umbrella term which covers a broad repertoire of sensors, applications, technologies, and use cases as they are enabled by the network of objects and devices with an IP address (Internet Protocol). Smart locks, smart cars, smart security system, smart thermostats, and smart health monitor are some of the examples of The Internet of Things (IoT) you’ve probably heard recently, and you’re going to hear more as the year progresses.
Businesses across the world are rapidly leveraging the Internet-of-Things (#IoT) to create new products and services that are opening up new business opportunities and creating new business models.
The resulting transformation is ushering in a new era of how companies run their operations and engage with customers. However, tapping into the IoT is only part of the story [6].
For companies to realize the full potential of IoT enablement, they need to combine IoT with rapidly-advancing Artificial Intelligence (#AI) technologies, which enable ‘smart machines’ to simulate intelligent behavior and make well-informed decisions with little or no human intervention [6].
Internet of Things (IoT) is becoming an emerging trend superseding other technologies and researchers considered it as the future of internet. As now the connectivity to the World Wide Web is becoming highly available cost is drastically decreasing so everyone can afford the technology. As Internet of Things provides a great opportunity to develop an important industrial systems and applications with the help of various kind of sensors that can sense out the environment using number of devices that is connected to the internet, usage of IoT is drastically increasing and becoming a common thing. With this sky-rocketed usage and the demand, Communication and storing of the information faces serious security issues as the security of IoT devices become just an afterthought when manufacturing most of the devices. This study tries to summarize this IoT security issues in terms of primary information security concepts confidentiality, integrity and availability with regards to its architecture.
How the Internet of Things Leads to Better, Faster Crisis CommunicationBlackBerry
The Internet of Things promises to provide a wide range of futuristic benefits, but what is often overlooked is how deeply IoT sensors and data analytics already impact how we live and how we conduct business. This is especially true of crisis communications. Here, IoT has far-reaching implications, both in the present and in the future.
This whitepaper explores how IoT sensors powerfully expand the capabilities of networked crisis communication solutions. It also discusses typical scenarios for incorporating IoT sensor data within emergency preparedness scenarios. Finally, it demonstrates why AtHoc is particularly well suited for using IoT data to deliver faster, more accurate situational awareness in an intuitive manner, without inundating employees with excess data or forcing emergency management staff to become data scientists.
Comparative Study of Security Issue and Challenges in IoTijtsrd
In the past few years, Internet of things IoT has been a focal point of research. The Internet of Things IoT hold up an expansive scope of uses including keen urban areas, waste management, auxiliary wellbeing, security, crisis administrations, coordinations, retails, mechanical control, and wellbeing care. Privacy and Security are the key issues for IoT applications, and still face some colossal challenges. In late years, the Internet of Things IoT has increased calculable research consideration. Now days, the IoT is considered as eventual fate of the web. In future, IoT will assume a significant job and will change our gauges, plan of action just as living styles. Right now give a similar report on security issue and difficulties in iot just as a short depiction on utilizations of iot. Sayali Vishwanath Pawar "Comparative Study of Security Issue and Challenges in IoT" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-3 , April 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd30653.pdf Paper Url :https://www.ijtsrd.com/computer-science/other/30653/comparative-study-of-security-issue-and-challenges-in-iot/sayali-vishwanath-pawar
Welcome to the world of Internet of Things wherein a glut of devices are connected to the internet which emanates massive amounts of data. But we have many hoops to jump before we can claim that crown starting with a huge number of devices lacking unified platform with serious issues of security standards threating the very progress of IoT.
Wearables are small electronic devices, often comprising one or more sensors and having computational capability. Devices such as wrist watches, pens, and glasses with installed cameras are now available at cheap prices for user to purchase to monitor or securing themselves. The Nigerian state at this period is faced with a lot of kidnapping activities in schools, homes and abduction for the purpose of ransomed collection and other illegal activities necessitate these reviews. The success of the wearable technology in medical uses prompted the research into application into security uses. The method of research is the use of case studies and literature search. This paper takes a look at the possible applications of the wearable technology to combat the cases of abduction and kidnapping in Nigeria.
ISSA-UK - Securing the Internet of Things - CIO Seminar 13 May 2014Adrian Wright
Embracing & Securing the Internet of Things
A briefing for CIOs at the CIO Dialogue 9 Oxford. May 2014
Presenter: Adrian Wright
VP of Research - Information Systems Security Association
CEO of Secoda Risk Management
FTC Internet of Things Report
The report includes the following recommendations for companies developing Internet of Things devices:
build security into devices at the outset, rather than as an afterthought in the design process;
train employees about the importance of security, and ensure that security is managed at an appropriate level in the organization;
ensure that when outside service providers are hired, that those providers are capable of maintaining reasonable security, and provide reasonable oversight of the providers;
when a security risk is identified, consider a “defense-in-depth” strategy whereby multiple layers of security may be used to defend against a particular risk;
consider measures to keep unauthorized users from accessing a consumer’s device, data, or personal information stored on the network;
monitor connected devices throughout their expected life cycle, and where feasible, provide security patches to cover known risks.
- Internet of Things is a world-wide network of interconnected objects which are outfitted with sensors, actuators and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) devices.
- FutureGen Solutions presents an idea of Cloud Based Company providing IoT integrated solutions to Customers.
- The Management, Technical and Cost volume prents our idea to establish FutureGen Solutions in the Iot market.
The Internet of things (IoT) is growing rapidly and 2018 will be a fascinating year for the IoT industry. IoT technology continues to evolve at an incredibly rapid pace,
Consumers and businesses alike are anticipating the next big innovation. They are all set to embrace the ground-breaking impact of the Internet of Things on our lives like ATMs that report crimes around them, forks that tell you if you are eating fast, or IP address for each organ of your body for doctors to connect and check,.
In 2018, IoT will see tremendous growth in all directions; the following 8 trends are the main developments we predict for next year:
The Internet of Things (IoT for Beginners Guide)Ashish Kumar
You might have heard plenty of jargons related to the internet, but the one that has become a buzzword recently and is broken into the mainstream as potentially the most significant term for the way we communicate, work and live in the near future is: The Internet of Things (IoT). Today, everyone is talking about the Internet of Things (IoT) from the newspaper to tech blogs. But what, exactly, is the IoT for beginners? Let’s find out. For more details visit: https://goo.gl/qT4LYA
The Internet of Things (IoT) is an umbrella term which covers a broad repertoire of sensors, applications, technologies, and use cases as they are enabled by the network of objects and devices with an IP address (Internet Protocol). Smart locks, smart cars, smart security system, smart thermostats, and smart health monitor are some of the examples of The Internet of Things (IoT) you’ve probably heard recently, and you’re going to hear more as the year progresses.
Businesses across the world are rapidly leveraging the Internet-of-Things (#IoT) to create new products and services that are opening up new business opportunities and creating new business models.
The resulting transformation is ushering in a new era of how companies run their operations and engage with customers. However, tapping into the IoT is only part of the story [6].
For companies to realize the full potential of IoT enablement, they need to combine IoT with rapidly-advancing Artificial Intelligence (#AI) technologies, which enable ‘smart machines’ to simulate intelligent behavior and make well-informed decisions with little or no human intervention [6].
Internet of Things (IoT) is becoming an emerging trend superseding other technologies and researchers considered it as the future of internet. As now the connectivity to the World Wide Web is becoming highly available cost is drastically decreasing so everyone can afford the technology. As Internet of Things provides a great opportunity to develop an important industrial systems and applications with the help of various kind of sensors that can sense out the environment using number of devices that is connected to the internet, usage of IoT is drastically increasing and becoming a common thing. With this sky-rocketed usage and the demand, Communication and storing of the information faces serious security issues as the security of IoT devices become just an afterthought when manufacturing most of the devices. This study tries to summarize this IoT security issues in terms of primary information security concepts confidentiality, integrity and availability with regards to its architecture.
How the Internet of Things Leads to Better, Faster Crisis CommunicationBlackBerry
The Internet of Things promises to provide a wide range of futuristic benefits, but what is often overlooked is how deeply IoT sensors and data analytics already impact how we live and how we conduct business. This is especially true of crisis communications. Here, IoT has far-reaching implications, both in the present and in the future.
This whitepaper explores how IoT sensors powerfully expand the capabilities of networked crisis communication solutions. It also discusses typical scenarios for incorporating IoT sensor data within emergency preparedness scenarios. Finally, it demonstrates why AtHoc is particularly well suited for using IoT data to deliver faster, more accurate situational awareness in an intuitive manner, without inundating employees with excess data or forcing emergency management staff to become data scientists.
Comparative Study of Security Issue and Challenges in IoTijtsrd
In the past few years, Internet of things IoT has been a focal point of research. The Internet of Things IoT hold up an expansive scope of uses including keen urban areas, waste management, auxiliary wellbeing, security, crisis administrations, coordinations, retails, mechanical control, and wellbeing care. Privacy and Security are the key issues for IoT applications, and still face some colossal challenges. In late years, the Internet of Things IoT has increased calculable research consideration. Now days, the IoT is considered as eventual fate of the web. In future, IoT will assume a significant job and will change our gauges, plan of action just as living styles. Right now give a similar report on security issue and difficulties in iot just as a short depiction on utilizations of iot. Sayali Vishwanath Pawar "Comparative Study of Security Issue and Challenges in IoT" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-3 , April 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd30653.pdf Paper Url :https://www.ijtsrd.com/computer-science/other/30653/comparative-study-of-security-issue-and-challenges-in-iot/sayali-vishwanath-pawar
Welcome to the world of Internet of Things wherein a glut of devices are connected to the internet which emanates massive amounts of data. But we have many hoops to jump before we can claim that crown starting with a huge number of devices lacking unified platform with serious issues of security standards threating the very progress of IoT.
Wearables are small electronic devices, often comprising one or more sensors and having computational capability. Devices such as wrist watches, pens, and glasses with installed cameras are now available at cheap prices for user to purchase to monitor or securing themselves. The Nigerian state at this period is faced with a lot of kidnapping activities in schools, homes and abduction for the purpose of ransomed collection and other illegal activities necessitate these reviews. The success of the wearable technology in medical uses prompted the research into application into security uses. The method of research is the use of case studies and literature search. This paper takes a look at the possible applications of the wearable technology to combat the cases of abduction and kidnapping in Nigeria.
ISSA-UK - Securing the Internet of Things - CIO Seminar 13 May 2014Adrian Wright
Embracing & Securing the Internet of Things
A briefing for CIOs at the CIO Dialogue 9 Oxford. May 2014
Presenter: Adrian Wright
VP of Research - Information Systems Security Association
CEO of Secoda Risk Management
FTC Internet of Things Report
The report includes the following recommendations for companies developing Internet of Things devices:
build security into devices at the outset, rather than as an afterthought in the design process;
train employees about the importance of security, and ensure that security is managed at an appropriate level in the organization;
ensure that when outside service providers are hired, that those providers are capable of maintaining reasonable security, and provide reasonable oversight of the providers;
when a security risk is identified, consider a “defense-in-depth” strategy whereby multiple layers of security may be used to defend against a particular risk;
consider measures to keep unauthorized users from accessing a consumer’s device, data, or personal information stored on the network;
monitor connected devices throughout their expected life cycle, and where feasible, provide security patches to cover known risks.
- Internet of Things is a world-wide network of interconnected objects which are outfitted with sensors, actuators and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) devices.
- FutureGen Solutions presents an idea of Cloud Based Company providing IoT integrated solutions to Customers.
- The Management, Technical and Cost volume prents our idea to establish FutureGen Solutions in the Iot market.
How will the Internet of Things (IoT) impact "living services?"Ian Gertler
According to THIS new report from FJORD and Accenture Digital, the Internet of Things (IoT) will make a tremendous impact on so-called "living services." Living Services are the result of two powerful forces: the digitization of everything and ‘liquid’ consumer expectations. Where will we experience these living services?
- OUR HOMES: Managing energy, shopping,
security, environment, entertainment, our diaries and
budgeting.
- OUR BODIES: Fitness and dietary advice, training,
illness diagnostics and personal health diary planning.
- OUR FAMILIES: Everyday schedule management, diary coordination, location and status updates and cultural and
social event recommendations.
- OUR JOBS: Coordinating travel arrangements, diary workload management, learning and reading
recommendations, resource management and decision-making advice.
- OUR CARS/TRANSPORT: Driving management and support, maintenance management, route planning, traffic information, insurance assessments, roadside attractions and services, media and work communications, fuel and
energy management, social media and entertainment.
- OUR MONEY: Balance management, moving money, shopping decision-making, investment advice, mortgage
advice and borrowing.
- OUR SHOPPING: Automated ordering, price comparisons, discount or promotion research, budget
advice, automated search and offer comparisons and social sharing.
- OUR LEISURE TIME: Realtime, contextually appropriate
recommendations, content curation, bespoke offers, information on travel/parking options, decisionmaking
tools.
- OUR LEARNING: Learning and career plans tailored to the individual child’s specific developmental needs, right down to realtime monitoring of her mood and alertness; automatic recording of students’ presence or absence
from a class; realtime parental involvement in classrooms.
- OUR CITIES: Managing congestion, combatting
crime, street lighting, infrastructure, the environment, building repairs, waste collection and planning.
The Internet of Things is an emerging topic of technical, social, and economic significance. Consumer products, durable goods, cars and trucks, industrial and utility components, sensors, and other everyday objects are being combined with Internet connectivity and powerful data analytic capabilities that promise to transform the way we work, live, and play. Projections for the impact of IoT on the Internet and economy are impressive, with some anticipating as many as 100 billion connected IoT devices and a global economic impact of more than $11 trillion by 2025.
Shaping the right strategy, managing thebiggest risk.Until recently, the Internet of Things (IoT) was on the strategic agenda of only the largest and most progressive insurers. The IoT was largely viewed as a futuristic concept, and many insurers adopted a “wait and see” attitude.
Securing the Internet of Things Opportunity: Putting Cybersecurity at the Hea...Capgemini
The potential trillion dollar Internet of Things (IoT) business opportunity rests precariously on one critical factor – security. 71% of executives in our survey agreed that security concerns will influence customers’ purchase decision for IoT products. However, despite increasing cyber attacks and ample warning from security experts, most organizations do not provide adequate security and privacy safeguards for their IoT products. In fact, only 33% of IoT executives in our survey believe that the IoT products in their industry are highly resilient to cyber security attacks. Further, despite rising consumer concerns regarding data privacy, 47% of organizations do not provide any privacy related information regarding their IoT products.
So, why are organizations lagging behind in securing their IoT products and systems? Key reasons for this include an expanded attack surface, inefficiencies in the IoT product development process, and the lack of specialized security skill-sets. For instance, our survey showed that only 48% of companies focus on securing their IoT products from the beginning of the product development phase. Building a secure IoT system begins with the recognition that security needs to be as much of a priority as the features and functionality of an IoT product. The report highlights the key measures that organizations must take in order to put security at the core of their IoT value proposition.
The Internet of Things: The next growth engine for the semiconductor industryPwC
The ongoing explosion of mobile devices---smartphones, tablets, ultramobiles, and wearables---continues to drive growth in the semiconductor industry. But it's the Internet of Things---with sensors in everything from automobiles, to electric meters, to refrigerators---that will drive industry growth over the next five years.
This in-depth report looks at 2015-2019 growth by component, region and application with particular focus on the role of semiconductors in the IoT ecosystem and how companies can capture value from this developing megatrend.
WHITE PAPER▶ Insecurity in the Internet of ThingsSymantec
The Internet of Things (IoT) market has begun to take off. Consumers can buy connected versions of nearly every household appliance available. However, despite its increasing acceptance by consumers, recent studies of IoT devices seem to agree that “security” is not a word that gets associated with this category of devices, leaving consumers potentially exposed.
To find out for ourselves how IoT devices fare when it comes to security, we analyzed 50 smart home devices that are available today. We found that none of the devices enforced strong passwords, used mutual authentication, or protected accounts against brute-force attacks. Almost two out of ten of the mobile apps used to control the tested IoT devices did not use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) to encrypt communications to the cloud. The tested IoT technology also contained many common vulnerabilities.
All of the potential weaknesses that could afflict IoT systems, such as authentication and traffic encryption, are already well known to the security industry, but despite this, known mitigation techniques are often neglected on these devices. IoT vendors need to do a better job on security before their devices become ubiquitous in every home, leaving millions of people at risk of cyberattacks
Research Proposal - CSR - The Voice of the StakeholderAmany Hamza
In light of the recent financial crisis, the practices of CSR have come to the fore in media reports and academic debates. In this context, the goal of this research is, first, to examine the impact of the financial crisis on the implications of CSR activities in relation to stakeholders’ expectations in the financial services industry and, second, to help banking managers to understand what should be done for the benefit of their stakeholders and their own business sustainability.
Internet of Things, is a new revolution of the Internet. Objects make themselves recognizable and they get intelligence thanks to the fact that they can communicate information about themselves and they can access information that has been aggregated by other things. Alarm clocks go off early if there’s traffic; plants communicate to the sprinkler system when it’s time for them to be watered; running shoes communicate time, speed and distance so that their wearers can compete in real time with people on the other side of the world; medicine containers tell your family members if you forget to take the medicine. All objects can get an active role thanks to their connection to the Internet.
Analyzing IoT’s significance when combined with Big Data Analytics, AI, Edge ...Anil
As of my last knowledge update in January 2022, I don't have specific information about a document titled "Analyzing IoT’s Significance When Combined With Big Data Analytics, AI, Edge, and Cloud Computing" from Techwave. However, I can provide a general overview of the significance of combining IoT with these technologies based on the trends and applications up to that point
Internet of Things is a process of connecting devices to internet whether be it for educational purpose, health care purpose and what not. IoT is the concept of connecting any device with turn on and turn off capabilities to the Internet or to each other. To know more, read the paper.
What Can We Expect From Upcoming Developments In IoT.pdfTechugo
The ‘thing’ in IoT refers to any kind of device with built-in sensors, and it needs to have an ability to collect the data over a network. But that is not all, after the collection, the device is also expected to transfer the data over a particular network. That too without any kind of manual intervention.
This embedded technology helps the object to interact with all the internal and external states and environments, respectively. Every single information helps in building a strong foundation in the decision-making process.
Final Research Project - Securing IoT Devices What are the Challe.docxtjane3
Final Research Project - Securing IoT Devices: What are the Challenges?
Internet security, in general, is a challenge that we have been dealing with for decades. It is a regular topic of discussion and concern, but a relatively new segment of internet security is getting most attention—internet of things (IoT). So why is internet of things security so important?
The high growth rate of IoT should get the attention of cybersecurity professionals. The rate at which new technology goes to market is inversely proportional to the amount of security that gets designed into the product. According to IHS Markit, “The number of connected IoT devices worldwide will jump 12 percent on average annually, from nearly 27 billion in 2017 to 125 billion in 2030.”
IoT devices are quite a bit different from other internet-connected devices such as laptops and servers. They are designed with a single purpose in mind, usually running minimal software with minimal resources to serve that purpose. Adding the capability to run and update security software is often not taken into consideration.
Due to the lack of security integrated into IoT devices, they present significant risks that must be addressed. IoT security is the practice of understanding and mitigating these risks. Let’s consider the challenges of IoT security and how we can address them.
Some security practitioners suggest that key IoT security steps include:
1. Make people aware that there is a threat to security;
2. Design a technical solution to reduce security vulnerabilities;
3. Align the legal and regulatory frameworks; and
4. Develop a workforce with the skills to handle IoT security.
Final Assignment - Project Plan (Deliverables):
1) Address each of the FOURIoT security steps listed above in terms of IoT devices.
2) Explain in detail, in a step-by-step guide, how to make people more aware of the problems associated with the use of IoT devices.
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IoT References:
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-secure-your-iot-devices-from-botnets-and-other-threats/
https://www.peerbits.com/blog/biggest-iot-security-challenges.html
https://www.bankinfosecurity.asia/securing-iot-devices-challenges-a-11138
https://www.sumologic.com/blog/iot-security/
https://news.ihsmarkit.com/press-release/number-connected-iot-devices-will-surge-125-billion-2030-ihs-markit-says
https://cdn.ihs.com/www/pdf/IoT_ebook.pdf
https://go.armis.com/hubfs/Buyers%E2%80%99%20Guide%20to%20IoT%20Security%20-Final.pdf
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/smart-farming-how-iot-robotics-and-ai-are-tackling-one-of-the-biggest-problems-of-the-century/
Video Resources:What is the Internet of Things (IoT) and how can we secure it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_X6IP1-NDc
What is the problem with IoT security? - Gary explains
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3yrk4TaIQQ
What are the Challenges of IoT Security?
IoT has many of the same security challenges that other systems have. There are, howe.
Final Research Project - Securing IoT Devices What are the Challe.docxlmelaine
Final Research Project - Securing IoT Devices: What are the Challenges?
Internet security, in general, is a challenge that we have been dealing with for decades. It is a regular topic of discussion and concern, but a relatively new segment of internet security is getting most attention—internet of things (IoT). So why is internet of things security so important?
The high growth rate of IoT should get the attention of cybersecurity professionals. The rate at which new technology goes to market is inversely proportional to the amount of security that gets designed into the product. According to IHS Markit, “The number of connected IoT devices worldwide will jump 12 percent on average annually, from nearly 27 billion in 2017 to 125 billion in 2030.”
IoT devices are quite a bit different from other internet-connected devices such as laptops and servers. They are designed with a single purpose in mind, usually running minimal software with minimal resources to serve that purpose. Adding the capability to run and update security software is often not taken into consideration.
Due to the lack of security integrated into IoT devices, they present significant risks that must be addressed. IoT security is the practice of understanding and mitigating these risks. Let’s consider the challenges of IoT security and how we can address them.
Some security practitioners suggest that key IoT security steps include:
1. Make people aware that there is a threat to security;
2. Design a technical solution to reduce security vulnerabilities;
3. Align the legal and regulatory frameworks; and
4. Develop a workforce with the skills to handle IoT security.
Final Assignment - Project Plan (Deliverables):
1) Address each of the FOURIoT security steps listed above in terms of IoT devices.
2) Explain in detail, in a step-by-step guide, how to make people more aware of the problems associated with the use of IoT devices.
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IoT References:
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-secure-your-iot-devices-from-botnets-and-other-threats/
https://www.peerbits.com/blog/biggest-iot-security-challenges.html
https://www.bankinfosecurity.asia/securing-iot-devices-challenges-a-11138
https://www.sumologic.com/blog/iot-security/
https://news.ihsmarkit.com/press-release/number-connected-iot-devices-will-surge-125-billion-2030-ihs-markit-says
https://cdn.ihs.com/www/pdf/IoT_ebook.pdf
https://go.armis.com/hubfs/Buyers%E2%80%99%20Guide%20to%20IoT%20Security%20-Final.pdf
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/smart-farming-how-iot-robotics-and-ai-are-tackling-one-of-the-biggest-problems-of-the-century/
Video Resources:What is the Internet of Things (IoT) and how can we secure it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_X6IP1-NDc
What is the problem with IoT security? - Gary explains
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3yrk4TaIQQ
What are the Challenges of IoT Security?
IoT has many of the same security challenges that other systems have. There are, howe ...
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a concept that describes a totally interconnected world. It’s a world where devices of every shape and size are manufactured with “smart” capabilities that allow them to communicate and interact with other devices, exchange data, make autonomous decisions and perform useful tasks based on preset conditions.
IoT is expected to gross over $19 trillion over the next few years. However, the problem is that these ‘things’ have myths surrounding them, some of which are impacting how organizations develop the apps to support them.
Any new technology involves a certain amount of uncertainty and business risk. In the case of the Internet of Things, however, many of the risks have been exaggerated or misrepresented. While the IoT vision will take years to mature fully, the building blocks to begin this process are already in place.
Key hardware and software are either available today or under development; stakeholders need to address security and privacy concerns, and collaborate to implement the open standards that will make the IoT safe, secure, reliable and interoperable, and allow the delivery of secured services as seamlessly as possible.
A Survey Report on : Security & Challenges in Internet of Thingsijsrd.com
In the era of computing technology, Internet of Things (IoT) devices are now popular in each and every domains like e-governance, e-Health, e-Home, e-Commerce, and e-Trafficking etc. Iot is spreading from small to large applications in all fields like Smart Cities, Smart Grids, Smart Transportation. As on one side IoT provide facilities and services for the society. On the other hand, IoT security is also a crucial issues.IoT security is an area which totally concerned for giving security to connected devices and networks in the IoT .As, IoT is vast area with usability, performance, security, and reliability as a major challenges in it. The growth of the IoT is exponentially increases as driven by market pressures, which proportionally increases the security threats involved in IoT The relationship between the security and billions of devices connecting to the Internet cannot be described with existing mathematical methods. In this paper, we explore the opportunities possible in the IoT with security threats and challenges associated with it.
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IoT References:
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-secure-your-iot-devices-from-botnets-and-other-threats/
https://www.peerbits.com/blog/biggest-iot-security-challenges.html
https://www.bankinfosecurity.asia/securing-iot-devices-challenges-a-11138
https://www.sumologic.com/blog/iot-security/
https://news.ihsmarkit.com/press-release/number-connected-iot-devices-will-surge-125-billion-2030-ihs-markit-says
https://cdn.ihs.com/www/pdf/IoT_ebook.pdf
https://go.armis.com/hubfs/Buyers%E2%80%99%20Guide%20to%20IoT%20Security%20-Final.pdf
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/smart-farming-how-iot-robotics-and-ai-are-tackling-one-of-the-biggest-problems-of-the-century/
Video Resources:What is the Internet of Things (IoT) and how can we secure it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_X6IP1-NDc
What is the problem with IoT security? - Gary explains
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3yrk4TaIQQ
What are the Challenges of IoT Security?
IoT has many of the same security challenges that other systems have. There are, however, some challenges that are unique to IoT.
1. Embedded Passwords. Embedding passwords in IoT devices make it easy for remote support technicians to access devices for troubleshooting and simplifies the installation of multiple devices. Of course, it also simplifies access to devices for malicious purposes.
2. Lack of device authentication. Allowing IoT devices access to the network without authenticating opens the network to unknown and unauthorized devices. Rogue devices can serve as an entry point for attacks or even as a source of attacks.
3. Patching and upgrading. Some IoT devices do not provide a simple (or any) means to patch or upgrade software. This results in many IoT devices with vulnerabilities continuing to be in use.
4. Physical hardening. Physical access to IoT devices can introduce risk if those devices are not hardened against physical attack. Such an attack may not be intended to damage the device, but rather to extract information. Simply removing a microSD memory card to read its contents can give an attacker private data, as well as information such as embedded passwords that may allow access to other devices.
5. Outdated components. When vulnerabilities are discovered in hardware or software components of IoT devices, it can be difficult and expensive for manufacturers or users to update or replace them. As with patches, this results in many IoT devices with vulnerabilities continuing to be used.
6. Device monitoring and management. IoT devices do not always have a unique identifier that facilitates asset tracking, monitoring, and management. IT personnel do not necessarily consider IoT devices among the hosts that they monitor and manage. Asset tracking systems sometimes neglect to include IoT devices, so they sit on the network without being managed or monitored.
Most of these issues can be attributed to security being an afterthought (if a thought at all) in the design and manufacturing of IoT devices. Even tho ...
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The Devices are Coming! How the “Internet of Things” will affect IT.
1. Making the Tech Grade: IT pros sound off on the value of IT training. 1You Back, Union Jack? 1
The Devices are Coming!
How the “Internet of Things” will affect IT...
and why resistance is futile.
May 2014 | #internetofthings
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3. The Devices Are Coming: How the “Internet of Things” will affect IT... and why resistance is futile. 3
TABLE OF CONTENTS
01 The Invasion of “Things”
is Under Way
02 You’re Better Equipped
Than You Think
03 …But Don’t Let
Your Guard Down
04 Face the Future (One
IT Decision at a Time)
05 Details On
the Data
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“The Internet ofThings (IoT) refers
to a collective of Internet-connected
consumer devices, manufacturing
systems, business tools, customer
service appliances, medical equipment,
agricultural sensors and other things.”
– Deepak Kumar1
ITPro
5. The Devices Are Coming: How the “Internet of Things” will affect IT... and why resistance is futile. 5
In a galaxy not so far away, a swarm of new
Internet-connected devices makes its way into
the IT atmosphere. The “Internet of Things”
(IoT), however buzzword-y, is very real… and
before you know it, it will be descending upon
your network. We’re talking all types of “things,”
from security cameras to projectors to thermo-
stats to headsets... pretty much whatever you
can think of that can be equipped with a tiny
Internet-connected sensor to busily generate
actionable data.
And in a realm already burdened by other trends
like BYOD and big data – and their effects on
bandwidth, connectivity, security and storage –
the added impact of IoT is going to require an
IT strategy… fit for the future!
According to the experts, despite the
exploding numbers of devices we’re seeing
in the workplace now – largely as a result of
mobile computing and BYOD – we’re just
seeing the opening act:
• Gartner forecasts that by 2020 IoT will have
grown to over 26 billion devices2
• IDC puts the number closer to 30 billion,
with an industry value of around $8.9 trillion3
• Cisco estimates 50 billion “things” by 2050,
with a value of $14.4 trillion by 20224
What’s it all mean for you, the IT pro? It means
that before you know it, IoT will be invading
your network and capturing resources that are
already overwhelmed by ever-expanding user
and data requirements.
To deal with the likes of that RoboCop dude in
accounting with his armor of wearable tech, to the
reams of data dumping into your lap from every
conference room peripheral, you’ll need to bolster
your infrastructure… and protect against threats
posed by these new inhabitants of your domain.
Got a plan?
THE DEVICE FLEET APPROACHES
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KEY FINDINGSSURVEY INFO
On a quest to find out how seriously IT pros
take the threat of impending IoT, Spiceworks
asked 440 IT pros in North America and EMEA
to share the current state of their infrastructure
as well as their thoughts on IoT, its effects thus
far, and how they’re prepping for the coming
onslaught of miscellaneous devices aimed at
their networks.
What we learned… may surprise you.
Most IT pros agree that IoT will impact
consumers in addition to the workplace. In
fact, the vast majority believes the trend will
pose significant security and privacy issues.
Even so, more than half say they aren’t
doing anything specific to brace their infra-
structure for the coming impact of IoT.
Despite the divide between belief and
targeted action, it turns out the future is now.
Our survey found that many IT pros are
already doing things that’ll help support
IoT – even if they aren’t thinking of them
in that context. But chances are… they
should be doing more.
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8. 8 Spiceworks VoIT Report: May 2014 | #internetofthings
01
The Invasion of “Things”
is Under Way
As you likely know, alien devices have
been permeating your network for a while,
starting with BYOD – although laptops and
smartphones were just the beginning.
The IT pros we surveyed are already
supporting a wider variety of“things”
on their networks, with video equipment
at the top of the list and wearable
devices at the bottom.
9. The Devices Are Coming: How the “Internet of Things” will affect IT... and why resistance is futile. 9
While 71% percent of IT pros acknowledge that IoT will affect both consumers and the
workplace, their actions seem to speak louder than their words… more than half state
they aren’t doing anything to prepare for impact.
INTERNET-ENABLED “THINGS” CURRENTLY CONNECTED TO NETWORKS
Video equipment
(security cameras)
Electronic peripherals
(projectors)
Sensors
(RFID or badge readers)
Wearable devices
(smart watches, headsets)
AppliancesControllers
(lighting, thermostats)
Physical security
(locks, gates)
58% 43% 35%
31% 29% 23% 13%
10. 10 Spiceworks VoIT Report: May 2014 | #internetofthings
SECURITY
S
A key finding – and one possible
explanation for this gap – is trepidation
over IoT security and privacy issues,
noted by 86% of IT pros.
IoT means they’ll be supporting more
Internet-connected devices that will
generate more data, hog more bandwidth,
and hold more IP addresses hostage – in
addition to putting company data at a
higher risk of security attacks.
So it’s pretty clear why infrastructure and
security investments top the list of ways IT
pros are preparing for IoT. In fact, security
is so concerning that 43% plan to relegate
new Internet-enabled “things” to a separate
network; only 23% plan to allow them on
the corporate network.
WHETHER IT PROS ARE PREPARING
FOR IoT IN THE WORKPLACE
Will impact consumers
and the workplace
Mostly a
workplace trend
Mostly a
consumer trend
71%
4%
25%
WHAT IT PROS BELIEVE ABOUT
THE IMPACT OF IoT
Don’t know
Yes
No
12%
29%
59%
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SECURITY
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43%
23%
8%
26%
We will assign a separate network for these devices
We will put them on the corporate network
We will not allow these devices
Don’t know
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
68%
55%
41%
34%
22%
63%
Investing in security solutions
Investing in infrastructure
Expanding bandwidth
Investing in applications
Enlisting hosted solutions
Investing in analytical capabilities
TOP WAYS IT PROS ARE PREPARING FOR IoT
HOW IT PROS PLAN TO HANDLE CONNECTIVITY
OF NEW INTERNET-ENABLED “THINGS”
12. 12 Spiceworks VoIT Report: May 2014 | #internetofthings
02
You’re Better Equipped
Than You Think
Even IT pros who fall into the “not actively
preparing for IoT” category are more ready
than they might realize. Our survey revealed
that many IT pros are inadvertently paving
the way for IoT in the workplace.
As growing numbers and various types of
devices flood the network – generating
actionable data to be uploaded, downloaded,
analyzed, etc. – Internet speed and connectivity
will become increasingly important.
It’s a good thing more than half of IT pros
are already using fiber-optic networks, the
latest and greatest Internet technology.
But many still have a ways to go, with
almost 40% still using relatively slower
cable or DSL… and others still using
(GASP) T1 and ISDN connections.
WARP SPEED INTO THE FUTURE
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0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
78%
68%
55%
30%
Increased content demands (e.g, video)
More data usage
New devices joining the network
More users
Different devices joining network
59%
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Fiber-optic
network
Cable DSL T1
connection
T3
connection
ISDN
39%
52%
39%
22%
9%
6%
Considering how hungry connected devices are
for bandwidth, the need for bigger pipes to push
all of those 1s and 0s through the atmosphere will
will only intensify. A whopping 98% of IT pros agree
their company’s demand for bandwidth has nowhere
to go but up over the next five years. Almost 80%
think the top driver will be more data usage, 68%
think increased content demands, and 59% say more
users – all areas that will no doubt contribute.That’s
interesting: Less than a third believe different types
of devices connecting to their networks – beyond
“anything” we’re seeing now – will factor in.
If you’re in this camp, you may need to reconsider;
if analyst predictions are correct, 30 billion new
Borg-like “things” will be joining networks and
eating bandwidth… so you’re going to need a
connection you can trust.
HOW IT PROS KEEP USERS CONNECTED
TOP FACTORS IT PROS BELIEVE WILL INCREASE BANDWIDTH REQUIREMENTS
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1 per employee 2 per employee 3 per employee 4 per employee More than 4
per employee
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
51%
12%
1% 4%
30%
Remember the good ol’days, when you only
had to manage one computer per employee…
and it was docked at a desk? A distant memory.
Thanks to a little trend called BYOD, less than a
third of IT pros still support just one device per
employee, but almost 70% support two or more
devices per user. And 61% believe the number per
employee will continue to grow over the next five
years – yet another indicator of “things” to come.
NUMBER OF DEVICES (PERSONAL OR COMPANY-OWNED)
SUPPORTED PER EMPLOYEE
THEY’RE MULTIPLYING!
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Employee-generated
data
Today’s data In 5 years
Customer-generated
data
Internet-generated
data
Generated from
other connected
devices
0
20
40
60
80
100
97%
82%
60% 63%
34%
42%
14%
31%
ORIGINATION OF TODAY’S STORED DATA VS. PREDICTIONS FOR THE FUTURE
With the number of new devices projected
to skyrocket, and all of them generating
actionable intelligence, big data might
soon be holy-moly-that’s-a-lot-of-data…
data. Where is today’s data coming from,
and how will that change? And where in
the world are you going to put it all?
According to IT pros, 97% of today’s stored
company data is generated by employees
and 60% is generated by customers. While
other“things”connected to their networks
currently only account for 14% of stored
data, this number is set to blast off.
BIG DATA? HOLD ON TIGHT...
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Through on-premises
/IT-managed solutions
Through a hosted or
cloud-based solution
Both
67%
4%
29%
IT pros do expect data from these sources to
shift over the next five years and the amount
generated from“things”to more than double.
However, they seem to be underestimating how
much data could be generated from the sheer
volume of new devices headed their way. For
example, sensors and beacons are increasingly
used to gather customer and employee data –
data they’re not currently used to storing.
Especially in machine-intensive environments
like hospitals, the amount of data flooding in
could be epic. This is a red flag, since most IT
pros still house company data on-premises –
which requires more infrastructure investment
to scale than hosted solutions. A third, however,
are using hosted solutions for at least some of
their data storage.
HOW IT PROS CURRENTLY STORE COMPANY DATA
IT pros are going to need all the help
they can get managing and storing the data
generated from billions of new Internet-
enabled devices… so it’s a good sign that
nearly three-fourths have already started
moving or are planning to move their IT
infrastructure to the cloud. But again, not
everyone is walkin’the talk.
While almost 60% of IT pros predict their use
of hosted solutions will grow in the next five
years, many don’t want to move certain IT
functions offsite – ever – including giants like
network (52%) and security (48%). If you plan
to keep these functions in-house, now would
be a great time to start investing in additional
infrastructure… before the full impact of IoT
descends upon you like an alien zombie horde
out for your resource brains.
SUMMON REINFORCEMENTS
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0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Security
Network
Servers
Storage
IT services
52%
48%
40%
40%
39%
Applications 25%
No, but plan to start
using it in the next 12 months
10%
No, and no plans
29%
Yes
61%
CURRENT USE OF HOSTED INFRASTRUCTURE OR APPLICATION SOLUTIONS
IT FUNCTIONS THAT IT PROS WON’T CONSIDER MOVING OFFSITE
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03
…But Don’t Let Your
Guard Down
There’s no question that the Internet
of Things will present challenges for IT.
If you’re still resistant to joining the IoT
alliance, consider this: When tons of new
Internet-connected devices try to access
your network simultaneously, what’s
going to happen?
How much will it slow down employee
productivity, and how much harder will it
be to protect your network from malware
and other security threats? And what about
streaming data from security systems or
humidity-controlled server rooms... does
your current storage strategy account for
all this extra data?
IT pros are already dealing with plenty
of connectivity issues today: 45% have
challenges with insufficient bandwidth,
and 41% have issues with security.
The same goes for storage, with 63%
citing budget constraints as their top
challenge and limited storage space as
the runner up at 54%. And that’s before
more data comes pouring in from the
rapidly growing number of connected
“things”… including company data that
your infrastructure will need to host.
The connectivity and storage challenges
IT pros are experiencing today will only
compound as IoT gains momentum. In
other words: The time is now to brace your
infrastructure for the coming IoT impact.
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0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Limited storage space
Budget constraints
Security/compliance requirements
Workload of IT staff
Performance issues
Data availability
63%
54%
45%
42%
34%
25%
0
10
20
30
40
50
Insufficient
bandwidth
Security
concerns
Latency
issues
Intermittent
service
Equipment
issues
41%
45%
36%
29%
25%
TOP CHALLENGES WITH KEEPING USERS CONNECTED
TOP CHALLENGES WITH STORING COMPANY DATA
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04
Face the Future (One
IT Decision at a Time)
There’s no Jedi mind trick that’ll
make the incoming fleet of Internet-
connected devices turn around. But
the Internet of Things isn’t going to
take over your network overnight. It’s
happening gradually, and hopefully –
thanks in part to this report – it’s now
more than just a blip on your radar.
You’ve already experienced the first
wave, as BYOD has introduced growing
numbers of employee-owned devices.
Up next may be temperature sensors
in building thermostats, or a pumped-
up HD security system with streaming
video and months of stored footage.
Smart light sabers, anyone?
Whatever it is, it’s clear the IoT trend
will have a significant impact on IT.
And while the majority of IT pros said
they’re not taking steps to actively
prepare their infrastructure for IoT, our
survey indicates this isn’t the whole
story. Based on our survey results,
many of you are heading the right
direction through steps you’ve taken to
address other IT issues.
The way to arm your infrastructure for
IoT: One IT decision at a time… with
your eye on the galaxy beyond. But
don’t take it too slow; someday soon
your boss is going to cruise into your
office and ask you to admire – and
support – his Google Glass… and it
would probably be a good idea to
have an action plan.
MAY THE IoT FORCE BE WITH YOU
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14%
Manufacturing
11%
Healthcare
9%
Education
8%
IT Service
Provider
6%
Non Profit
6%
Government
5%
Finance
5%
Retail
5%
Consulting
5%
Construction Transportation
4% 3%
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COMPANY SIZE REGION
6%
22%
18%
11%10%
33%
20-99 employees
1-19 employees
100-249 employees
250-499 employees
500-999 employees
1,000 or more employees
11%
62%
North America EMEA
38%
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