Blockchain-based DNS and PKI to solve issues of trust, security and censorship in the context of the IoT

The domain name system (DNS) and public key infrastructure (PKI) provide the core services for the Internet. The use of these systems requires trust in institutions to provide proper services, which they can fail to provide. Centralized management allows these institutions to perform censorship. Additionally, these legacy systems have seen...

Blockchain-based frameworks for mitigating DDoS and Sybil attacks in the IoT

With the growing scale of the IoT, many industries enjoy the benefit of automation. The IoT consists of an interconnected network of devices that sense their surroundings and share data among other IoT devices. However, this data can be sensitive and private in nature, making security within the ever-growing IoT network a high priority. Because...

Exploring effective notification mechanisms for infected IoT devices

Many Internet of Things (IoT) devices that are currently on the market lack security and therefore many of them got infected with malware to launch powerful distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Notifications from Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to their customers play a crucial role in the fight to clean up the malware infected IoT...

Understanding Security Flaws of IoT Protocols through Honeypot Technologies: ThingPot-an IoT platform honeypot

Internet of Things (IoT) devices are gaining popularity in daily life as well as in specific fields such as home automation, medical facilities, among others. Many applications can be developed in each domain and new ones appear everyday, requiring a flexible, simple and secure interconnection among "things" [38]. Moreover, IoT platforms could...

Security Requirements Engineering in medical IoT: comparing literature and developers’ practices

In the Internet of Things paradigm, everyday objects communicate with each other to form a worldwide dynamic network which provides opportunities for innovative services and applications in almost every field. Nevertheless, such a dynamic network also brings serious security issues to users, society, and even to the internet. Things that lack of...