In the forthcoming Internet of Things everything (smart phones, dishwashers, refrigerators, game machines, TVs, cameras, home security systems, vehicles, lighting systems, traffic control systems, engines, bridges, SCADA systems, blood pressure and heart rate monitors, environment monitors etc.) will carry sensors and/or actuators that will be interconnected via sensor networks and the Internet. The sensors sense the environment, transmit the information to controllers who decide about actions to be taken and send their decisions to the actuators.
As the number and variety of connected devices and transmitted data increase, so the number and variety of potential threats increase. So, new security challenges appear.
This seminar presents an introduction to the Internet of Things, smart applications, and research challenges. It also presents an introduction to wireless sensor networks and their security risks.
Seminar given at the Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3) of the Open University of Catalonia (UOC) on 16 December 2014.