Internet of
Things (IoT)
CYB 600 Cyber Security
Technology
Professor:
Contents
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History
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What is The Internet of Things (IoT)?
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Challenges of IoT Devices
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Potential Risks of Samsung Smart
Homes
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Common Targets
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Categories of Risk
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Malicious Attacks
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Minimizing Risk
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Countermeasures
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Risk Management
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Applications
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Questions
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References
History
By the year 2013, the
Internet of Things
had evolved into to a
system using multiple
technologies
One of the first
examples of the
early 1980s, and was
a Coca Cola machine
Early 1980s
1999
The Internet of
Things, as a concept,
wasn’t officially
named until 1999
2013
What is the Internet
of Things? (IoT
Samsung, Apple, Amazon, IBM,
Cisco, Verizon, AT&T, GE,
Honeywell, Nest, Garmin
Smart TV’s, Smart watches, IP
cameras, Smart washer and
dryers, smart thermostats, water
sprinklers, smart grills
Challenges of IoT
Devices
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Public Perception – in a study
by Icontrol Networks called
2015 State of the Smart
Home
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They found that over 44% of
all Americans were “very
concerned” about the
possibility of their
information getting stolen
from their smart home
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While 27% were “Somewhat
concerned”
Challenges of IoT
Devices
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Vulnerability to HackingResearchers with enough effort
and time have been able to hack
into various devices.
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This means that hackers can also
do the same thing. An example
of this, a team of researchers at
Microsoft and the University of
Michigan found numerous
vulnerabilities in Samsung’s
SmartThings smart home
platform and found they were
easy to break
Challenges of IoT
Devices
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Are companies ready to
secure IoT’s?- A report
done by AT&T’s
Cybersecurity team
surveyed about 5000
companies
Found that 85% are in the
process of deploying or
intend to.
But only 10% feel that they
could adequately secure
those devices against
attack
Challenges of IoT Devices
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True Security – Jason Porter, AT&T’s VP of
Security Solutions, told BI Intelligence,
Business Insider’s premium research
services, that securing IoT devices means
more than simply securing the actual
devices themselves.
Companies also need to build security
into software applications and network
connections that link to those devices.
Potential Risks of
Samsung Smart Homes
Smart locks controlled by the
SmartThings Hub could be unlocked,
allowing for physical access to the home
Cameras deployed within the home
could be used to remotely monitor
occupants
The motion detectors used by the home
alarm system could be disabled
Attackers could cause physical damage
to appliances or other devices
connected
Common Targets
Computer
Systems
Network
Components
Software
Electrical Systems
Databases
Black-hat
Hackers, Whitehat Hackers
Categories of Risk
Three Main
Categories Of
Network Security
Risk Are:
Reconnaissance
Eavesdropping
Denial of Service
Also May Affect
Security Of The
Network Itself
Malicious Attacks
U.S and China Top
Countries of Origin
of Cyber Attacks
(41/10%)
Types: Fabrications,
Interceptions,
Interruptions,
Modification
Active Threats- Brute
Force, Masquerading, IP
Address Spoofing,
Session Hijacking,
Passive ThreatsEavesdropping,
Monitoring
Minimizing Risk
Viruses Are the Most
Common and
Frequent Type of
Attack
Anti-malware
Software is the Most
Effective Method of
Countering a Virus
Attack.
Transitive Attacks,
Customer Data, IT
and Network
Infrastructure,
Intellectual Property
Worms:
Trojan Horse, Rootkit,
Spyware
Easiest Targets Are
Users Who Are
Unaware of the
Security Threats
Countermeasures
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Countering malware:
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Install anti-malware software:
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Use secure logon and
authentication process
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Protecting system with
firewalls
Risk Management
RISK IS THE PROBABILITY THAT AN
UNCERTAIN EVENT WILL AFFECT ONE
OR MORE OF YOUR RESOURCES: ASSETS
SUCH AS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY,
INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES,
PERSONAL IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION
RISK EQUATION: RISK= THREATS X
VULNERABILITIES
RISK=( FREQUENCY OF EVENT) X
(LIKELIHOOD THAT SPECIFIC THREAT WILL
SUCCEED)
ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD BE ABLE TO
IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS RISKS BEFORE
EVENTS OCCUR
SHOULD ALIGN SECURITY WITH BUSINESS
OBJECTIVES FOR SUCCESSFUL RISK
MITIGATION
Applications
• Consumer Applications
• Commercial Application
• Industrial Applications
• Infrastructure Applications
Questions
References:
 security & privacy Retrieved from
https://www.businessinsider.com/internet-of-thingssecurity-privacy-2016-8
 Meola A. (2018, May 18) What is the Internet of Things
(IoT)? Meaning and Definition Retrieved from:
https://www.businessinsider.com/internet-of-thingsdefinition