Abstract:
The Internet of Things (IoT) is becoming a buzz word in the tech industry. One survey suggests that IoT is even bigger than Big Data, and one estimate pegs the number of IOT devices to grow from 5 billion in 2015 to 25 billion in 2020. However, security is a paramount concern for the IoT paradigm. IoT devices are generally small, have constrained computational and memory resources, unable to run elaborate security protocols, and, as has been clearly demonstrated by researchers, are very vulnerable to various types of attacks. We propose a simulated end-to-end security framework for IoT devices. We exploit recent advances in Web browser technology, software defined networking, and the computational power of home gateway devices. Our solution adds a layer of strong security on all IoT data feeds originating within the home. The user need not invest in extra hardware or specialized devices. All this is required in our scheme is a software patch for the home gateway device and a basic browser extension. We prototype and demonstrate our solution using IP cameras.
