A Pragmatic Analysis On Wireless Sensors And Actuator Technologies For Security In Internet Of Things

Abstract

The recent proliferation of sensors and actuators, which go hand-in-hand with the Internet of Things (IoT), bring smart living to the general public in many data-critical areas, from homes and healthcare to power grids and transport. These sensors are moving gradually from sensing their surrounding environment only, to data processing and decision-making capabilities with significant implications on explicit e-trust and privacy. As pervasive sensing expands rapidly into new applications, its security also is not keeping up with this evolution. The sheer volume of personal and corporate sensor data makes it a more attractive target for cybercriminals and state-sponsored espionage with an exponential increase of both attack surfaces and threat actors.