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CyberSDnL: A Roadmap to Cyber Security Device Nutrition Label

Authors:
Abdullahi Arabo

Keywords: smart device security; privacy; cyber security; security labels; moving target defense

Abstract:
Security issues mainly evolve from attacking the weakest link within the chain of the ecosystem. One of such weakest links with poor security posture are the smart devices used within a smart space and as Bring Your Own Device (BOYD) for the corporate sector. The main focus of this paper is to briefly highlight the issues and present a roadmap that will facilitate better cyber security footings for smart spaces ecosystems. Based on our findings, we have also proposed a Cyber Security Device nutrition Label (CyberSDnL) conceptual framework as a contribution to the knowledge within this field. Our contributions are threefold: 1) inform the user of the risk associated with their device; this is also a crucial requirement for organization in reference to the development of the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 2) try to influence manufacturers to change their attitudes towards producing unsecured devices and 3) use this as a platform to create early warning systems to the ecosystem that will be able to stop already infected/insecure devices from proliferating vulnerabilities or risking the entire network/ecosystem from an attack.

Pages: 23 to 27

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2018

Publication date: November 18, 2018

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2519-8599

ISBN: 978-1-61208-683-5

Location: Athens, Greece

Dates: from November 18, 2018 to November 22, 2018