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On the Necessity of Measuring Security in IoT

Authors:
Tobias Eggendorfer
Katja Andresen

Keywords: Internet of Things; IoT; Embedded Systems; Embedded Security; IoT Security; Security Metrics; Cyber Security; Industrial IoT; Legal Aspects

Abstract:
While the Internet of things has become ubiquitous, it is mostly populated by former embedded devices, whose software was developed by specialists in the respective field. Hence, security researchers often find issues in those, which some consider to be low hanging fruits. Fixing security flaws in deployed embedded devices is sometimes very complex: In automotive or airborne systems, road- or airworthiness tests need to be passed, in these and e.g. medical devices or industrial Internet of things updates cannot interrupt operation. Therefore, in ideal world, Internet of things and embedded systems would be free from security issues. This could be reached with security metrics, a concept the authors are working on.

Pages: 25 to 31

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2025

Publication date: April 6, 2025

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4294

ISBN: 978-1-68558-258-6

Location: Valencia, Spain

Dates: from April 6, 2025 to April 10, 2025