Security Violations and Threats in The Applications of IoT
Bora ASLAN, Füsun YAVUZER ASLAN · 2023
highlighted the company's desired benefits of using RFID technology.However, Ashton may have inspired the IoT concept, which is gaining traction today, and many products in this regard by introducing the connectivity of all devices to one other.In the internet world, the number of devices connected to the internet and internet traffic are increasing daily.According to Cisco's research, traffic in 2017 was 100 EB (Exabyte), 212 EB in 2020 and predicted to be 333 EB in 2022.The number of devices linked to the network is expected to increase from 18.4 billion in 2018 to 29.3 billion in 2023, as the ratio of devices employed in IoT applications to all devices approaches 50% (Cisco, 2018).Devices produced for IoT applications provide many advantages and many disadvantages following their nature.Attackers are particularly interested in these disadvantages.Some of the reasons why attackers choose IoT devices as targets are discussed in this article.Many devices in the IoT realm grabs attackers' attention in a major way.As stated at the outset of the study, the number of IoT devices used much outnumbers the number of laptops or desktop PCs.Attackers are interested in this large attack surface area.Because the more devices there are, the more access points there are for an attacker to capture.The devices utilized in the IoT environment are only designed to require the minimum number of resources necessary to complete their functions.As a result, different security measures, such as firewall and antivirus software, used on PCs cannot be deployed to such devices.Due to this predicament, attackers anticipate that these devices will be easy to target.Regrettably, manufacturers prioritize operability over security, which is a major issue in the informatics sector.Companies producing devices within the scope of IoT primarily aim to operate the system healthily.When security issues develop, these companies frequently try to come up with new products.The first products manufactured are typically released to the market with poor security measures in order to become the first and most widely utilized product.Users are concerned about the security of their personal information greatly.IoT products, particularly for end-users, collect and preserve a lot of personal information.For example, healthcare applications and home automation products can be examples of this category.Understandably, retaining people's confidential information in a system catches attackers' interest, leading to a surge in attacks on this subject.