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IoT Challenges
• Since the corresponding communication network environment has become more
complex and the security issues involved are more complex than any existing network infrastructures, the things in IoT should have inbuilt device authentication
and encryption using the lightweight cryptographic protocols. Public key infrastructure (PKI) should be there in IoT environment and the damage to the devices
should be also addressed.
• The security should be enabled in the technologies which should ensure that there
is no tag collision problem. This chapter proposes a novel network secure framework that can be adapted to the future IoT and finally gives details for the security
verification system design.
• We can introduce the sensors that are reliable enough for the users in case of
emergencies, power failures, and other electricity issues. With this, we can move
toward more healthy technological solutions which can take care of the patient’s
health.
• Issues such as sudden heart attacks, silent deaths, can be reduced if the real-time
notification features are included in the IoT devices. For example, building the
wearable body sensors that can notify the nearest hospitals in case of abnormalities in the patient’s body can help in providing ambulance service and emergency
aid to the patient.
• The new home automation systems can be advanced in the sense that the whole
idea of physical switches can be eliminated. This can be achieved by directly
connecting the home appliances with IoT appliances and sensors so that these
appliances can function on their own without being dependent on us. This would
decrease the chance of electric shocks and other related household accidents.
• In future, it is pretty clear exactly how IoT will look; the next 20 years is a known
unknown to us.
References
1. Raza, S., Wallgren, L., & Voigt, T. (2013). SVELTE: Real-time intrusion detection in the Internet
of Things. Ad Hoc Networks, 11(8), 2661–2674.
2. Gantait, A., Patra, J., & Mukherjee, A. (2016). Design and build secure IoT solutions, Part 1. Securing
IoT devices and gateways. https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/iot-trs-secure-iotsolutions1/index.html.
3. Grau, A. (2014). What is really needed to secure the Internet of things?. Icon Labs Whitepaper.
https://www.automation.com/pdf_articles/Internet_of_Secure_Things.pdf.
4. Shipley, A. J. (2013). Security in the internet of things, lessons from the past for the connected
future. Security Solutions, Wind River, White Paper. http://www.windriver.com/whitepapers/security-in-the-internet-of-things/wr_security-in-the-internet-of-things.pdf.
5. Zhang, W., & Qu, B. (2013). Security architecture of the internet of things oriented to perceptual layer. International Journal on Computer, Consumer and Control, (IJ3C) 2(2), 37–45.
6. Taghavi Zargar, S. (November 2013). A survey of defense mechanisms against Distributed
Denial of Service (DDoS) flooding attacks. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials.
2046–2069.
7. Weber, R. H., & Weber, R. (2010). Internet of Things. Vol. 12. Springer, New York.
IoT Challenges
• Since the corresponding communication network environment has become more
complex and the security issues involved are more complex than any existing network infrastructures, the things in IoT should have inbuilt device authentication
and encryption using the lightweight cryptographic protocols. Public key infrastructure (PKI) should be there in IoT environment and the damage to the devices
should be also addressed.
• The security should be enabled in the technologies which should ensure that there
is no tag collision problem. This chapter proposes a novel network secure framework that can be adapted to the future IoT and finally gives details for the security
verification system design.
• We can introduce the sensors that are reliable enough for the users in case of
emergencies, power failures, and other electricity issues. With this, we can move
toward more healthy technological solutions which can take care of the patient’s
health.
• Issues such as sudden heart attacks, silent deaths, can be reduced if the real-time
notification features are included in the IoT devices. For example, building the
wearable body sensors that can notify the nearest hospitals in case of abnormalities in the patient’s body can help in providing ambulance service and emergency
aid to the patient.
• The new home automation systems can be advanced in the sense that the whole
idea of physical switches can be eliminated. This can be achieved by directly
connecting the home appliances with IoT appliances and sensors so that these
appliances can function on their own without being dependent on us. This would
decrease the chance of electric shocks and other related household accidents.
• In future, it is pretty clear exactly how IoT will look; the next 20 years is a known
unknown to us.
References
1. Raza, S., Wallgren, L., & Voigt, T. (2013). SVELTE: Real-time intrusion detection in the Internet
of Things. Ad Hoc Networks, 11(8), 2661–2674.
2. Gantait, A., Patra, J., & Mukherjee, A. (2016). Design and build secure IoT solutions, Part 1. Securing
IoT devices and gateways. https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/iot-trs-secure-iotsolutions1/index.html.
3. Grau, A. (2014). What is really needed to secure the Internet of things?. Icon Labs Whitepaper.
https://www.automation.com/pdf_articles/Internet_of_Secure_Things.pdf.
4. Shipley, A. J. (2013). Security in the internet of things, lessons from the past for the connected
future. Security Solutions, Wind River, White Paper. http://www.windriver.com/whitepapers/security-in-the-internet-of-things/wr_security-in-the-internet-of-things.pdf.
5. Zhang, W., & Qu, B. (2013). Security architecture of the internet of things oriented to perceptual layer. International Journal on Computer, Consumer and Control, (IJ3C) 2(2), 37–45.
6. Taghavi Zargar, S. (November 2013). A survey of defense mechanisms against Distributed
Denial of Service (DDoS) flooding attacks. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials.
2046–2069.
7. Weber, R. H., & Weber, R. (2010). Internet of Things. Vol. 12. Springer, New York.