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- Security Threats and Possible Countermeasures in Applications Covering Different Industry DomainsPublication . Samaila, Musa Gwani; Sequeiros, João B. F.; Freire, Mario; Inácio, Pedro R. M.The world is witnessing the emerging role of Internet of Things (IoT) as a technology that is transforming different industries, global community and its economy. Currently, a plethora of interconnected smart devices have been deployed for diverse pervasive applications and services, and billions more are expected to be connected to the Internet in the near future. The potential benefits of IoT include improved quality of life, convenience, enhanced energy efficiency, and more productivity. Alongside these potential benefits, however, come increased security risks and potential for abuse. Arguably, this is partly because many IoT start-ups and electronics hobbyists lack security expertise, and some established companies do not make security a priority in their designs, and hence they produce IoT devices that are often ill-equipped in terms of security. In this paper, we discuss different IoT application areas, and identify security threats in IoT architecture. We consider security requirements and present typical security threats for each of the application domains. Finally, we present several possible security countermeasures, and introduce the IoT Hardware Platform Security Advisor (IoT-HarPSecA) framework, which is still under development. IoT-HarPSecA is aimed at facilitating the design and prototyping of secure IoT devices.
- IoT Hardware Development Platforms: Past, Present, and FuturePublication . Samaila, Musa Gwani; Sequeiros, João B. F.; Correia, Acácio; Freire, Mario; Inácio, Pedro R. M.An Internet of Things (IoT) hardware development platform refers to a self-contained module of interconnected electronic components that include microcontrollers, wireless radio chips, memory and input/output interfaces for prototyping and large-scale production of IoT devices. Competition among different vendors is a major driving force for improved performance in the IoT hardware industry, resulting in the creation of diverse IoT hardware development platforms. Although IoT has been really hyped up recently, there is limited amount of work in the literature on IoT hardware development platforms. This chapter examines several IoT hardware development platforms that were released in the past, those that are recently launched on the market, and those that will be released in the near future. It focuses specifically on some essential attributes of the hardware development platforms that include processing speed, memory capacity, battery life, and security features.
- A Quick Perspective on the Current State of IoT SecurityPublication . Samaila, Musa Gwani; Sequeiros, João B. F.; Correia, Acácio; Freire, Mario; Inácio, Pedro R. M.An Internet of Things (IoT) hardware development platform refers to a self-contained module of interconnected electronic components that include microcontrollers, wireless radio chips, memory and input/output interfaces for prototyping and large-scale production of IoT devices. Competition among different vendors is a major driving force for improved performance in the IoT hardware industry, resulting in the creation of diverse IoT hardware development platforms. Although IoT has been really hyped up recently, there is limited amount of work in the literature on IoT hardware development platforms. This chapter examines several IoT hardware development platforms that were released in the past, those that are recently launched on the market, and those that will be released in the near future. It focuses specifically on some essential attributes of the hardware development platforms that include processing speed, memory capacity, battery life, and security features.
- IoT-HarPSecA: A Framework for Facilitating the Design and Development of Secure IoT DevicesPublication . Samaila, Musa Gwani; Sequeiros, João B. F.; Freire, Mario; Inácio, Pedro R. M.devices and applications in recent years can be attributed partly to the emergence of several new IoT startup companies and potential applications. While many of these startups offer significant innovations in the IoT, some of them lack security expertise, resulting in the development of ill-equipped IoT devices and applications in terms of security. For example, one of the fundamental problems faced by non-security experts in the IoT space is how to select the right Lightweight Cryptographic Algorithm (LWCA) for a given security requirement. To address this specific problem, an IoT Hardware Platform Security Advisor (IoT-HarPSecA) framework is proposed in this paper. The security framework is aimed at facilitating the choice of specific security algorithms given a set of security goals, hardware specifications, message payload size, application area, and energy requirement. Within the scope of this framework, we develop an easy-to-use tool in C++ that allows users to interact with the IoT-HarPSecA framework. The tool can potentially help non-security experts, such as electronics and computer engineers as well as application developers make informed decisions on selecting the appropriate security algorithms for their various applications. Finally, the paper presents some preliminary results and discussion.