Internet of Things (IoT) Privacy and Security Issues

Literature Review

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
LITERATURE REVIEW................................................................................................................1
Internet of Things (IoT) privacy and security issues...................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
Internet of things is referred as the network of appliances, devices, vehicles and others
which are embedded with software, electronics, actuators, sensors and connectivity, which
allowing them to connect as well as exchange data. Literature review is defined as the survey of
scholarly sources associated with particular topic (Borgohain, Kumar and Sanyal, (2015). This
reports includes literature review on the topic 'Internet of Things (IoT) privacy and security
issues. It covers information about internet of things, its benefits and disadvantages for business
along with the privacy and security issues associated with it.
LITERATURE REVIEW
Internet of Things (IoT) privacy and security issues
Internet of Things is defined as a system of interlinked computing devices, objects or digital
and mechanical machines that are administered with unique identifiers as well as the ability to
transfer information or data over network without needing human to computer or human to
human interaction. As per the view point of Das, (2015), Internet of things is vital for businesses
as it provide them with real time look into the way their systems work, deliver insights into each
thing from machine's performance to supply chain as well as logistic operations. It allows
organizations to automate their processes and minimize labor cost. Along with that, it also
reduces the waste and enhance delivery of services, which makes it less expensive to produce
and deliver goods and offering transparency into the transactions of customer. Several benefits
are offered by internet of things to organizations. Some of the benefits are executed across
multiple industries and some are industry specific (Dorri, Kanhere and Jurdak, (2016). Some
common benefits that a business can gain from internet of things is that it enables business to
improve customer experience, enhance employee productivity, monitor overall processes of
business, save money and time, make better decisions in business, generate more revenue and in
integrating and adapting business models. Internet of things encourage organizations to rethink
on the face they approach businesses and provides them the techniques to enhance their business
strategies.
As per the opinion of Hossain, Fotouhi and Hasan, (2015), Internet of things is most
abundant in transportation, manufacturing and utility organizations. There are various advantages
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