IoT Security for Smart Home Devices

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Executive Summary:
This report focuses on the IoT security issues in the smart home and relevant strategies to
mitigate these issues. There have been several IoT issues discussed in the report which has
affecting sustainable development in the smart home devices. Various appliances, electronic
devices, and the lightings can be controlled through this type of system. It can be said that
smart devices are the future of innovation. Now smart devices enabled resident places are
named as the smart home. It can be said various precaution, knowledge will help the user to
make the system better. There are several steps that have been discussed to prevent the
system outcomes more powerful. No doubt the system needs security; then it will work
properly. If a user should maintain the private network, set the password long enough and
make the system up to date; then it is also very difficult for a hacker to hack the system.

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Table of Contents
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Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Discussion..................................................................................................................................3
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................9
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Introduction
Inter of things are applied in today’s life in the general-purpose usage to complete an
environment that is enabled with various smart technology. These smart technologies will
make human residence more efficient as well as the conservative. As per the requirement,
smart homes are made with various sensor-enabled gadgets; which will help to provide the
automation properly. This smart device will help to operate with the conjunction in the house
and communicate with the other smart devices for the response. There are several devices
like air conditioner, refrigerator, washing machines, dryer, security systems, camera, sensor-
enabled tap, computer, laptops denoted as smart devices (Sorebo and Echols., 2016). Now,
these smart devices are implemented by several stakeholders, also they are economically
attached to this device usage. It can be stated that several cybersecurity issues may happen in
these devices. Though these devices are very much useful for everyone; but still there is risk
when anyone uses it. So all of the users have to take several steps to make this system safe.
The following report will consist the several issues that have been faced through smart
devices and solutions which will help to make the system secure and usable. The privacy
concern is also discussed (Wilkowska, Ziefle and Himmel., 2015).
Discussion
To analyze the situation, smart home threats and countermeasures are needed to be
discussed properly. It can be stated that near about 80% Inter of things devices can be
attacked by the vulnerable attacks. The locking system and several smart devices are easily
attachable for the devices. In fact, baby monitors are vulnerable sometimes; hackers will hack
the system and talk with the babies which may mentally affect the child. There are several
cyber threats taking steps alongside smart devices (Gupta and Chhabra., 2016).