Privacy And Security In Internet Of Things And Wearable Devices

Keywords

Hardware security; Internet of Things (IoT); user privacy; wearable devices

Abstract

Enter the nascent era of Internet of Things (IoT) and wearable devices, where small embedded devices loaded with sensors collect information from its surroundings, process it, and relay it to remote locations for further analysis. Albeit looking harmless, these nascent technologies raise security and privacy concerns. We pose the question of the possibility and effects of compromising such devices. Concentrating on the design flow of IoT and wearable devices, we discuss some common design practices and their implications on security and privacy. Two representatives from each category, the Google Nest Thermostat and the Nike+ Fuelband, are selected as examples on how current industry practices of security as an afterthought or an add-on affect the resulting device and the potential consequences to the user's security and privacy. We then discuss design flow enhancements, through which security mechanisms can efficiently be added into a device, vastly differing from traditional practices.

Publication Date

6-1-2015

Publication Title

IEEE Transactions on Multi-Scale Computing Systems

Volume

1

Issue

2

Number of Pages

99-109

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1109/TMSCS.2015.2498605

Socpus ID

84961752361 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84961752361

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