Security and Privacy in the Internet of Things

Syed Rameem Zahra, Mohammad Ahsan Chishti, Syed Rameem Zahra, Mohammad Ahsan Chishti

• Publisher: Chapman and Hall/CRC
• Year: 2020
• Topic: Computer Science
• eBook ISBN:
  9781000286328
• Subtopic: Computer Engineering
• Index: Computer Science

This book provides a comprehensive study of the security and privacy research advancements in Internet of Things (IoT). The book lays the context for discussion by introducing the vulnerable intrinsic features of IoT. By providing a comprehensive discussion of the vulnerable features, the book highlights the problem areas of IoT related to security and privacy.

• Covers all aspects of security

• Algorithms, protocols and technologies used in IoT have been explained and the security flaws in them analyzed with solutions

• Discusses ways for achieving better access control and trust in the IoT ecosystem

• Contributes exhaustive strategic plans to deal with security issues of IoT

• Gathers contributions from leading-edge researchers from academia and industry

Graduates, researchers, people from the industry and security professionals who want to explore the IoT security field will find this book useful. The book will give an in-depth insight in to what has happened, what new is happening and what opportunities exist in the field.

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Intrinsic Security and Privacy Vulnerabilities in the Internet of Things

Syed Rameem Zahra

Contents

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Security Issues Arising from Inherent IoT Features

1.3 Enabling Technologies of IoT and Their S&P Issues

1.3.1 Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

1.3.2 Near Field Communication (NFC)

1.3.2.1 Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN)

1.3.3 Machine to Machine Communication (M2M)

1.3.4 Vehicle to Vehicle Communication (V2V)

1.3.5 Low Rate Wireless Personal Area Network

1.4 Infrastructure Protocols of IoT and Their S&P Issues

1.4.1 Routing Protocol for Low-power and Lossy Networks (RPL)

1.4.2 6LoWPAN

1.4.3 IEEE 802.15.4

1.5 Conclusion

Notes

References

1.1Introduction

The Internet of Things (IoT) has, over the last few years, significantly revolutionized many different facets of life.

IoT depends on combinations of different procedures; for example, identification, detection, networking, and calculation. It empowers large-scale developments in technology, and value-added services which customize clients' communication with different “things”. Its spectrum of application spans from monitoring the dampness in crops to monitoring the movement of enemies in war zones. However, regardless of such colossal achievements, the near future does not guarantee an ideal abode for IoT (Zahra, S and Chishti, M, 2019a). This statement is based on the grounds that enough attention is not given to the security of IoT. Recent attacks are transforming the way companies view the S&P of IoT as even a tiny IoT device that has minimal capabilities presents significant hazards to the network's entire security infrastructure when its protection is violated. That is because by linking anything to the Internet, IoT provides a large attack surface for rogue players. They can easily exploit the weak points and confidential data. It is therefore imperative that our outlook toward S&P of IoT changes to make it a necessity of the design process.

IoT depends on coordination of different protocols and enabling technologies. However, the differences between benchmarks, the fragmentation of standards, and the range of enabling technologies used, produce huge difficulties in giving full availability of everything. Security issues among the enabling technologies further complicate matters.

This chapter is structured as follows: Section 1.2 identifies the inherent features of IoT that mark its uniqueness, and differentiate it from other paradigms. It also explains how the features which bring about the success of IoT become a threat to its S&P. Section 1.3 describes major enabling technologies of IoT, and visualizes them from various security aspects like authorization, access control, trust, etc. Section 1.4 describes the protocols used to cater to the unique characteristics of IoT, and their S&P issues. Section 1.5 concludes the chapter.

1.2Security Issues Arising from Inherent IoT Features

Features like low battery backup, constrained storage capacity, and minimal processing ability, define IoT devices (Zahra, S and Chishti, M, 2019b). As such, “constrained” comes as one of the inherent features of these devices. Apart from being constrained, the versatility of IoT devices comes from features like: interdependence, heterogeneity, plurality, and mobility (Wei Zhou et al., 2019). Table 1.1 describes these intrinsic features along with their security aspects. It also sketches out the research opportunities for researchers.

TABLE 1.1
Inherent Features of IoT and Their Security Aspects

1.3Enabling Technologies of IoT and Their S&P Issues

With the advent of IoT, sensors started to communicate over the Internet. To slash the cabling costs required for interconnecting billions of IoT devices, wireless communication must be preferred in sensors. Also, low power communication standards, emerging technologies, as well as service applications, need to develop harmoniously to match market demands to client needs. This section elaborates various enabling technologies that are of paramount importance to IoT, with special mention to their secur...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Abbreviations
• Preface
• Editors
• Contributors
• Chapter 1: Intrinsic Security and Privacy Vulnerabilities in the Internet of Things
• Chapter 2: Loopholes in IoT Security Services
• Chapter 3: Physical Layer Security for Energy-Efficient IoT with Information and Power Transfer
• Chapter 4: Blockchain Architecture for Securing the IoT
• Chapter 5: Reliable Data Transmission Using Biometric Authentication Methodology in IoT
• Chapter 6: Novel Method for Detecting DDoS Attacks to Make Robust IoT Systems
• Chapter 7: Machine Learning for Enhancement of Security in Internet of Things Based Applications
• Chapter 8: Open-Source Tools for IoT Security
• Chapter 9: A Boolean Approach for Computational Design of Ethics
• Chapter 10: Security Solutions for Threats in IoT-Based Smart Vehicles
• Chapter 11: “Alexa, What about LGPD?”: The Brazilian Data Protection Regulation in the Context of the Mediatization of Virtual Assistants
• Chapter 12: Improving the Security of Data in the Internet of Things by Performing Data Aggregation Using Neural Network-Based Autoencoders
• Appendices
• Index