Abstract:
The Internet of Things is one of the new “buzz” technologies of today. We consider what it is, how it came to be, and what it is capable of doing. We consider the architecture of the technology, what the cyber security challenges are, and demonstrate how difficult these challenges are to resolve. We discuss how easily these weaknesses are exploited, and also show how compliance with security standards remains problematic. Our contribution will show how we might approach these challenges to help achieve a better level of cyber security for a sensible level of cost, particularly in the light of recent unwelcome hacking developments. We also talk about the ongoing current and future work we are undertaking to help further address these issues.