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Back to the Future: Evaluation Model for Wearables Based On the Past Experience

Authors:
Marta Piekarska
Shinjo Park
Altaf Shaik

Keywords: privacy, internet of things, wearables, system- atization of knowledge

Abstract:
Today every user has a plethora of devices to choose from, depending on the task. In addition to omnipresent laptops, smartphones and tablets, we have recently seen an expansion of a new type: the wearables. Wearable devices vary from fitness trackers, through watches and glasses, all the way to medical-grade equipment. This Systematization of Knowledge paper investigates the historical shift in the security and privacy considerations when smartphones started replacing laptops, and tries to predict how the change will look like this time. We examine the categories of attacks on laptops and mobile devices and analyze how those will work on wearables. We also recognize the additional threat layers when these elements are combined into Internet of Things. Finally, we propose mitigations and potential defenses to some of the biggest challenges. In summary this paper contributes to the field by a thorough systematization of knowledge of the attack vectors on various devices and proposes a method of predicting the security threats to new device types.

Pages: 34 to 39

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2016

Publication date: August 21, 2016

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2326-9286

ISBN: 978-1-61208-503-6

Location: Rome, Italy

Dates: from August 21, 2016 to August 25, 2016