PUBLISHED!
After just over 3 months of work, my first journal entry was finally accepted. Please download and check it out!
The paradigm of Internet of Things has now reached a maturity level where the pertinent research goal is the successful application of IoT technologies in systems of high technological readiness level. However, while basic aspects of IoT connectivity and networking have been well studied and adequately addressed, this has not been the case for cyber security aspects of IoT.
This is nicely demonstrated by the number of IoT testbeds focusing on networking aspects and the lack of IoT testbeds focusing on security aspects. As noted by Siboni et al. in their work on Advanced Security Testbed Framework for Wearable IoT Devices, there's a growing need for innovative security frameworks specifically targeting IoT devices like wearables.
Recent research published in the Journal of Internet Services and Applications further confirms this gap, classifying testbeds based on features such as fidelity, heterogeneity, scalability, and security. Their systematic literature review highlights the current limitations in IoT cybersecurity testbeds.
Towards addressing the existing and growing skills-shortage in IoT cyber security, we present an IoT Cyber Range (IoT-CR); an IoT testbed designed for research and training in IoT security. This work builds on concepts explored in earlier research proposing security testbed frameworks for IoT devices, where requirements for maintaining security, access permissions, and encrypted communication between testbed components were identified as crucial elements.
With initiatives like Consumer Reports' Mon(IoT)r Lab Testbed focusing on privacy risks for smart speakers, our work contributes to the growing body of research addressing security challenges in the IoT ecosystem.
Addressing the Security Gap in IoT: Towards an IoT Cyber Range (Journal) (DOI) (PDF)