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Internet of Nano-Things Forensics
7.3.2 Hypothetical Malicious Scenario
Alex is a doctor who monitors a patient’s case remotely through his mobile phone.
This patient stays in a hospital where there are various smart nanodevices connected
for monitoring his/her case. Alex uses his mobile to control smart devices in his home,
such as television, refrigerators, air condition, and several other smart devices remotely, as
well as for monitoring his patient. Alice is a malicious attacker who developed a program to
steal and control mobile phones remotely to perform illegal activities. Alice hacked Alex’s
phone and started to control his phone and browse applications as well as control smart
devices in home and hospital. John is a digital investigator who received a task to investigate this crime case and find facts about these illegal activities. When John started the
digital investigation process, he faced various complex challenges to investigate this case
as millions of smart devices and nanodevices are connected together through the Internet.
John begins to think how to deal with the complex and huge connected devices, especially
nanodevices that have new features and properties that are new to the forensics community. He starts by dividing his investigation to three levels; the first level to investigate
devices and nanodevices, the second level to investigate the nanonetwork and the Internet
connections through log files. Thirdly and finally investigate the application and services
which are available in Alex’s mobile phone. This division will help John in his investigation task. The question here is how will John deal with these new nanodevices that have
new unique features? Also, the existing digital forensics methods, techniques, and procedures cannot cope with these types of devices. This led us to think about introducing this
topic to the forensics community by providing some challenges and opportunities.
IoNTF domains
IoBNT forensics
Other IoNT subdomains forensics
IoMNT forensics
FIGURE 7.10
IoNTF domains.
IoNT services applications
End nano devices (i.e., nano-things)
Services/application forensics
Internet forensics
Nano devices forensics
Back-end layer
Middle layer
Front layer
Internet
FIGURE 7.11
Conceptual IoNTF model.
Internet of Nano-Things Forensics
7.3.2 Hypothetical Malicious Scenario
Alex is a doctor who monitors a patient’s case remotely through his mobile phone.
This patient stays in a hospital where there are various smart nanodevices connected
for monitoring his/her case. Alex uses his mobile to control smart devices in his home,
such as television, refrigerators, air condition, and several other smart devices remotely, as
well as for monitoring his patient. Alice is a malicious attacker who developed a program to
steal and control mobile phones remotely to perform illegal activities. Alice hacked Alex’s
phone and started to control his phone and browse applications as well as control smart
devices in home and hospital. John is a digital investigator who received a task to investigate this crime case and find facts about these illegal activities. When John started the
digital investigation process, he faced various complex challenges to investigate this case
as millions of smart devices and nanodevices are connected together through the Internet.
John begins to think how to deal with the complex and huge connected devices, especially
nanodevices that have new features and properties that are new to the forensics community. He starts by dividing his investigation to three levels; the first level to investigate
devices and nanodevices, the second level to investigate the nanonetwork and the Internet
connections through log files. Thirdly and finally investigate the application and services
which are available in Alex’s mobile phone. This division will help John in his investigation task. The question here is how will John deal with these new nanodevices that have
new unique features? Also, the existing digital forensics methods, techniques, and procedures cannot cope with these types of devices. This led us to think about introducing this
topic to the forensics community by providing some challenges and opportunities.
IoNTF domains
IoBNT forensics
Other IoNT subdomains forensics
IoMNT forensics
FIGURE 7.10
IoNTF domains.
IoNT services applications
End nano devices (i.e., nano-things)
Services/application forensics
Internet forensics
Nano devices forensics
Back-end layer
Middle layer
Front layer
Internet
FIGURE 7.11
Conceptual IoNTF model.