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Identifying Long-Term Risks of the Internet of Things

Authors:
Erik Buchmann
Andreas Hartmann

Keywords: Internet of Things; Security; Risk Management

Abstract:
The Internet of Things is a result of decades of research in Ubiquitous Computing and Mobile Computing. It comes with many advantages for businesses, industry and consumers. Typical examples are a seamless integration of physical objects into digital workflows and improved modes of use for consumer products. However, if non-smart devices are replaced by smart ones, the integrated IT components might generate new risks that stem from different lifecycles of embedded software, libraries and protocols used, and the IT ecosystem needed. We strive for an exhaustive catalog of long-term risks for the operational life-span of smart devices. To this end, we describe an approach to identify risks which might materialize years after a smart device has been rolled out and purchased. Furthermore, we present the risks for a fragment of a smart device's ecosystem we have identified so far.

Pages: 47 to 50

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2020

Publication date: October 25, 2020

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4278

ISBN: 978-1-61208-811-2

Location: Nice, France

Dates: from October 25, 2020 to October 29, 2020