DISCUSSION 1 The Internet of Things (IoT) is based upon emerging applications of technologies. A number of security researchers have expressed concerns that this blending of emerging technologies with the Internet will provide new opportunities for cyber

DISCUSSION 1

The Internet of Things (IoT) is based upon emerging applications of technologies. A number of security researchers have expressed concerns that this blending of emerging technologies with the Internet will provide new opportunities for cyber criminals and terrorists. 

Pick one of the emerging applications of technologies that belongs to the Internet of Things (see the readings and videos for this week) and research how it can be attacked by bad guys. Using the security criteria from the five pillars of information assurance, write a 250+ word analysis of the risks and vulnerabilities associated with your chosen technology. The five pillars are:

1   confidentiality

2   integrity

3   availability

4   authentication

5   nonrepudiation

Remember to cite your sources using APA format in-text citations and include an APA format reference list at the end of your response posting.

DISCUSSION 2

The International Telecommunications Union (2005) report described four categories of technologies which can be linked together to form an Internet of Things.

Enabling Technologies:

1. Tagging things: RFID and similar technologies

2. Feeling things: Sensor technologies

3. Thinking things: Smart technologies

4. Shrinking things: Nanotechnology

Choose one of these categories.

What are the leading technologies in your selected category?

How do they contribute to the Internet of Things?

What types of privacy or security concerns surround the technologies in your selected category?

Your initial posting should be 250+ words and be supported by citations and references in APA format.

Reference

International Telecommunications Union. (2005). ITU Internet reports 2005: The Internet of things [Executive Summary]. Retrieved from http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/publications/internetofthings/InternetofThings_summary.pdf