Experimental Security Analyses of Non-Networked Compact Fluorescent Lamps: A Case Study of Home Automation Security.
Temitope Oluwafemi, Tadayoshi Kohno, Sidhant Gupta, Shwetak Patel · 2013
Background. With a projected rise in the procurement of home automation systems, we experimentally investigate security risks that homeowners might be exposed to by compact fluorescent lamps (CFL), where the lamps themselves do not have network capabilities but are controlled by compromised Internet-enabled home automation systems. Aim. This work seeks to investigate the feasibility of causing physical harm—such as through the explosion of CFLs—to home occupants through an exploited home automation system. Method. We set up a model of a compromised automated home; placing emphasis on a connected Z-Wave enabled light dimmer. Four distinct electrical signals were then