Executing an Effective IoT Security Testing Methodology: A Complete Guideline for Device Developers

Abstract

In IoT scenario, it's estimated that the amount of connected devices is predicted to grow exponentially to 50 billion by 2020. The deployment of sensors, actuators are increasing at a speedy pace around the world and IoT has gained intensive attention. A lot of smart services increase rapidly by the blessings of internet of things; however this coincides with a rise in security and privacy issues. Planning IoT testing strategy, it often times is it is well far through as it should be. Often here question like, we want to know that the IoT device is secure or how can we deploy application in a data scenario. But rarely does someone ask to prove that specific device is secure and it’s a question that should be asked more often. HP security research did an evaluation and found that 70% IoT devices are vulnerable to an attack. Because IoT device are not tested properly and not follow a standard testing methodology. Therefore, we proposed a methodology based on testing approach that is able to effectively facilitate interactions of different stage of IoT device testing from technical point of view. These challenges are basically related to the IoT development pipeline, security, synchronization between on real-life environment and the adaptability imperatives of cutting edge IoT testing procedures.