isys326 discussion forum ( total 4 questions) ( links for the discussion topic is posted )

 

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The Internet of Things (IoT) has recently emerged as an innovative technology capable of empowering various areas such as healthcare, agriculture, smart cities, smart homes, supply chain etc. with real-time and state-of-the-art sensing capabilities. Due to the underlying potential of this technology, it already saw exponential growth in a wide variety of use-cases  in  multiple application  domains. However, this unprecedented growth of IoT devices has also opened the door of new vulnerabilities. One such attack has been launched through a fish tank sensor in a Casino and compromised 10 GB of data.

 

Please go through the following links and try to understand how the attack took place, what was the severity of the attack, how this type of attacks can be prevented. This would help us to understand the problem scenario of assignment 1.

 

  https://thehackernews.com/2018/04/iot-hacking-thermometer.html

 

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/machines/iot-casino-database-hacked-iot-fish-tank

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2017/07/21/how-a-fish-tank-helped-hack-a-casino/?utm_term=.d05296e244aa

 

Write a short introduction on this attack and post here. You may google for more information related to this attack. 

 

2)You need to find out the causes of this breach and provide detail information on that. 

I expect all of you will be submitting your analysis on causes of the breach as well as an introduction before week 3 lecture.

 

Here is another interesting news from this week: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/08/microsoft-catches-russian-state-hackers-using-iot-devices-to-breach-networks/

3)  you have to write a paragraph on critical security controls. More precisely, you need to identify various security controls and then propose the appropriate security measure(s) for implementation. You should also justify why a particular security mechanism is selected and how it would help to extend the security of the system.

4) this is the time for wrap-up everything in a compact format. 

You need to concise your three sections and include an abstract and conclusion on fish tank attack. Once done, post all sections together as a complete report in the discussion forum.