Comprehensive Research on Security Issues in IoT Devices and Systems

This research paper delves into the critical security issues prevalent in the Internet of Things (IoT). The paper begins by defining IoT and highlighting its increasing use in various sectors, emphasizing its potential for controlling and managing IT systems. It identifies security and data privacy as major concerns, particularly the susceptibility of IoT devices to cyber-attacks. The research employs various methodologies, including research design, qualitative research, secondary data collection, an inductive approach, and content analysis, supported by a literature review. The study reveals that security is a significant challenge in IoT, leading to potential data breaches and hacking incidents. The paper examines several privacy issues, such as malware and ransomware attacks, botnets, DDOS attacks, and unauthorized access. Consequently, the paper suggests that companies should employ authentic servers, ensure proper network configuration, and implement encryption techniques to mitigate these risks. The paper also discusses various security risks, including insufficient testing and updating, data breaches or loss, lack of authentication, DOS attacks, data integrity issues, access to sensitive data, software vulnerabilities, and malware and ransomware attacks.