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Sensor Networks: Enlarging the Attack Surface

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Sensor Networks (SENSORNETS 2018, SENSORNETS 2017)

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Sensor Networks are becoming ubiquitous as they are deployed in many applications, from the consumer electronics, home appliances, and modern vehicles to critical infrastructures and industrial control systems. With the promise of improved user experience, maintainability and automation, these sensor networks interconnect and communicate over the Internet by employing Internet-aware embedded systems: IoT devices. With such capabilities, not only can management and control systems better manage the sensor network’s efficiency and capabilities, so too can the attackers gain insight and leverage these networks and devices for malicious intent. This paper provides an overview of the evolving threats and technology trends to help address them.

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  1. Cisco Systems Inc., San Jose, CA, 95134, USA

    Nancy Cam-Winget

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  1. ETS Ingenieía y Sistemas de Teleco, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

    CĂ©sar Benavente-Peces

  2. Cisco Systems, San Jose, CA, USA

    Nancy Cam-Winget

  3. École Normale Supérieure Lettres et Sciences Humaines, Lyon, France

    Eric Fleury

  4. Fakultät für Ingenieurwissenschaften, Hochschule Wismar, Wismar, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

    Andreas Ahrens

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Cam-Winget, N. (2019). Sensor Networks: Enlarging the Attack Surface. In: Benavente-Peces, C., Cam-Winget, N., Fleury, E., Ahrens, A. (eds) Sensor Networks. SENSORNETS SENSORNETS 2018 2017. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1074. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30110-1_2

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