PPT on IT Project

Security Issues with IoT Based Smart Home Devices

by

Bismit Pratapsingh

Dilraj Singh

Phani Teja Gorrepati

Raja Karki

Sabin Pandey

Umme Haani

Vinay Nallapeta Gangarajaiah

An assignment submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for

ITS-699 course as part of the degree of Masters

In

Information Technology

School of Computing and Information Sciences

University of the Cumberlands

ITS-699-01 – Information Technology Project

Professor: Dr. Zadok Hakim

Due: July 12, 2020

Summer 2020

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Abstract

Internet of Things (IoT) is a system that enables connectivity of the devices over the

Internet. Smart home devices are one of the numerous applications of IoT for remote monitoring

of electrical and electronic appliances. The use of smart home devices has been increasing lately

due to the increased energy efficiency and the flexibility to control and operate multiple home

appliances, all from one place. But, the use of technology has also raised various security and

privacy threats. IoT security has become an issue of primary concern to safeguard user's personal

information from being misused. A security weakness in IT infrastructure can compromise

Confidentiality, Integrity, and availability of user data. Confidentiality of user data can be

compromised with security issues in IoT. Some of the persistent security issues are lack of

authentication, profiling, and easy tracking. This paper discusses various security issues with IoT

based smart home devices, the underlying architecture, significant technologies, and

recommends solutions to address the problems identified.

Keywords: IoT, Smart Home Devices, Authentication, Confidentiality, Social Engineering, IoT

Security, Privacy

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Table of Contents 1.Introduction ...............................................................................................................................................1

2.What are IoT Smart Home Devices ........................................................................................................1

3.Literature Review .....................................................................................................................................2

4.Research Objectives ..................................................................................................................................3

5.Research Methodology .............................................................................................................................4

6.Research Findings .....................................................................................................................................5

7.Limitations of Research ...........................................................................................................................6

8.Conclusion .................................................................................................................................................7

References ......................................................................................................................................................8

Certification of Authorship ............................................................................................................................9

Biography ....................................................................................................................................................10

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1.Introduction

Internet of Things (IoT) is a system that allows for the connectivity of devices over the

Internet. A new era of IoT has emerged in which a network connects the electronic devices

around us. IoT-enabled smart home devices allow a smart home to be more intelligent,

automated, and interrelated. But, the idea of a smart home poses new difficulties in terms of our

privacy. Lack of security and trust is a significant risk associated with IoT devices (Alhalafi &

Veeraraghavan, 2019). Addressing these issues is essential as the misuse of the user's personal

information could result in grave consequences.

2.What are IoT Smart Home Devices

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3.Literature Review

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4.Research Objectives

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5.Research Methodology

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6.Research Findings

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7.Limitations of Research

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8.Conclusion

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References

Alhalafi, N. & Veeraraghavan, P., 2019, August. Privacy and Security Challenges and Solutions in

IoT: A review. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (Vol. 322, No. 1, p.

012013). IOP Publishing, retrieved from https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-

1315/322/1/012013/pdf [Accessed on 6th March 2020]

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Certification of Authorship

Submitted to (Professor's Name): Dr. Zadok Hakim

Course: ITS 699 Information Technology Project

Student's Name: Bismit Pratapsingh, Dilraj Singh, Phani Teja Gorrepati, Raja Karki, Sabin

Pandey, Umme Haani, Vinay Nallapeta Gangarajaiah

Date of Submission: July 12, 2020

Purpose and Title of Submission: Security Issues with IoT Based Smart Home Devices

Certification of Authorship: I hereby certify that I am the author of this document and that any

assistance I received in its preparation is fully acknowledged and disclosed in the document. I

have also cited all sources from which I obtained data, ideas, or words that are copied directly or

paraphrased in the document. Sources are properly credited according to accepted standards for

professional publications. I also certify that this paper was prepared by me for this purpose.

Students' Signature: UmmeHaani

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Biography

Bismit Pratapsingh, live in the city of Louisville Metro area in Kentucky. He was

born and raised in India, and his birth date is May 10th. He has done his Master's in Business

Administration (MBA) with a specialization in Information Technology (IT) from Sikkim

Manipal University in India. Also, he has held out his Postgraduate in Labor Laws and Personnel

mgmt. from Sambalpur University, Odisha, India. With the help of this course, He would like to

expand his carrier, knowledge in Information Technology areas, which would directly or

indirectly grow the industries. Currently, he is working as an Oracle ERP Architect in a

commended organization where he is involving ratifying the Oracle ERP Application for his

customer's.

Dilraj Singh was born in Punjab, India. He graduated with Bachelors's in

computer science. He is working as a Test Engineer in Silicon Valley. His core skills are testing

applications and software with Java. He is also skilled in extracting and visualizing data using

python and SQL. He is taking ITS-699-01 to gain a deep understanding of Information

Technology.

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Phani Teja Gorrepati was born in Vijayawada, India. He graduated with a

Bachelor of Science degree from Andhra University, India. He is living in the United States for

the past five years. He is currently working as an Application Security Consultant. He is skilled

in vulnerability analysis and remediation in web applications and infrastructure components. He

is taking ITS-699-01 to gain practical knowledge in various technologies and trends in

Information Technology.

Raja Karki was born in Kathmandu, Nepal. He completed his undergraduate in

Mathematics from Caldwell University. He has worked in the IT field primarily as a Business

Analyst. He has worked in a variety of domains, including mortgage, finance, and payment

industry. With a Master's in Information Technology program, Mr. Karki aims to explore the

strategies and analytics in the IT field, enhance his skills, and accomplish his career goals. He is

taking ITS 699 to explore the functional aspects of the IT industry better and enhance his project

management and presentation skills. Mr. Karki works as a Business Systems Consultant in a

leading mortgage company.

Meet Sabin R. Pandey – Born in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 29 of 1991. He

received Bachelors’ in business administration from Pokhara University,

Pokhara, Nepal. He took online courses for python, java, and Linux operating system. He then

joined a master’s degree in Information technology at The University of Cumberlands. He

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worked with the Banking Information system at the beginning of the career. He is now working

with the Health Information management team at Alameda Health System in Oakland,

California, since 2018. Also, for his self-project, he has built a continuous integration and

continuous deployment (CI-CD) web page development system with various tools like GitLab,

Jenkin, Java, Maven, Tomcat, and wants to make it bigger and better. .

Vinay Nallapeta Gangarajaiah was born in Bangalore, India, and holds a Bachelor of

Engineering degree from VTU University, India. He is an experienced Senior Data Engineer

with a demonstrated history of working in the Information Technology and services industry. He

is skilled in Big Data analytics, currently assisting data scientists in building recommendations

and predictive models to improve the care provided to health care members.

Umme Haani did her Bachelor's in Computer Engineering from Prince

Mohammed Bin Fahd University in Saudi Arabia in 2017. She worked in Cognizant as a

programmer analyst, and the work focused on the Pharmacy Benefit Management system for

their client CVS. It involved work related to QA testing with selenium. She is currently pursuing

a master's in information technology at the University of Cumberlands to leverage her skills and

gain knowledge to establish a more well-defined career in IT for the future. She is looking

forward to using all the skills learned throughout this program to make the world a better place

in some form or the other.