Internet of Things Security and Privacy

6 Protect the Gate A Literature Review of the Security and Privacy Concerns and Mitigation Strategies Related to IoT Smart Locks

Hussein Hazazi and Mohamed Shehab

University of North Carloina at Charlotte

DOI: 10.1201/9781003199410-6

6.1 Introduction

With the advent of the Internet of Things, the word “smart” has become increasingly associated with the concept of taking a simple device that typically has basic features and enhancing them by adding multiple functions, as well as the ability to communicate with other devices. Although communicating with other devices makes those devices smart, they can also be more vulnerable to security and privacy issues because of their ability to communicate. An unauthorized manipulation of software or ...