The art of mapping IoT devices in networks. Issue 4 (April 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bajpai, Pranshu; Sood, Aditya K; Enbody, Richard J
• Is Part Of: Network security. Volume 2018:Issue 4(2018)
• Page Start: 8
• Page End: 15
• Publication Date: 2018-04
• Subjects: Computer security -- Periodicals; Computer networks -- Security measures -- Periodicals; Electronic data processing departments -- Security measures -- Periodicals; Computers -- Access control -- Periodicals; 005.805
• DOI: 10.1016/S1353-4858(18)30033-3
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1353-4858

Abstract

Abstract : Improperly secured Internet of Things (IoT) devices have been commandeered by bot herders and other malicious attackers. Organisations need a way to identify and track these IoT devices, which are often brought in unofficially by users. But network administrators face a number of challenges in tracking IoT devices across their organisation. Improperly secured Internet of Things (IoT) devices have been exploited by bot herders and other malicious attackers. So organisations need a way to identify and track these devices. Pranshu Bajpai, Aditya Sood and Richard J Enbody look at the difficulty of defining identifying characteristics of IoT devices due to their immensely diverse nature. They offer a model to identify IoT devices in networks using a variety of scanning techniques and they discuss the pros and cons of discovery techniques, presenting results from actual scans.