An Exploratory Analysis of the Security Risks of the Internet of Things in Finance

Carlton Shepherd, Fabien Petitcolas, Raja Akram, Konstantinos Markantonakis, Javier Lopez, Simone Fischer-Hübner (Editor), Costas Lambrinoudakis

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Abstract

The Internet of Things (IoT) is projected to significantly impact consumer finance, through greater customer personalisation, more frictionless payments, and novel pricing schemes. The lack of deployed applications, however, renders it difficult to evaluate potential security risks, which is further complicated by the presence of novel, IoT-specific risks absent in conventional systems. In this work, we present two-part study that uses scenario planning to evaluate emerging risks of IoT in a variety of financial products and services, using ISO/IEC 20005:2008 to assess those risks from related work. Over 1,400 risks were evaluated from a risk assessment with 7 security professionals within the financial industry, which was contrasted with an external survey of 40 professionals within academia and industry. From this, we draw a range of insights to advise future IoT research and decision-making regarding potentially under-appreciated risks. To our knowledge, we provide the first empirical investigation for which threats, vulnerabilities, asset classes and, ultimately, risks may take precedence in this domain.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication14th International Conference on Trust, Privacy & Security in Digital Business
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages164-179
Number of pages16
ISBN (Print)978-3-319-64482-0
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science
Volume10442

Bibliographical note

Acknowledgements: The authors would like to thank those at Vasco Data Security, who initiated and supported this work; the participants of the user survey for their time and consideration; and the anonymous reviewers who provided their insightful and helpful comments. Carlton Shepherd is supported by the EPSRC and the UK government as part of the Centre for Doctoral Training in Cyber Security at Royal Holloway, University of London (EP/K035584/1).

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