Enhancing Smart Home Security: A Privacy Risk Analysis Framework

Shasha Yu*, Barry L. Bentley, Fiona Carroll

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The smart home industry has experienced a remarkable surge in growth in recent years. Smart technologies have become an integral part of our everyday lives. However, this rapid growth, characterized by high technology presenteeism, low user defensiveness, and low technology anonymity, amplifies the risk of privacy invasion across the information lifecycle of smart home products. Despite this, academic research focused on systematically analyzing privacy risks in smart homes remains limited, with most previous work focusing on the technical aspects of security. This presents an inadequate approach to ensuring effective privacy protection amid the swift technological advancements and market expansion. To address this gap, this paper introduces a risk analysis framework based on two dimensions: information lifecycle and risk layering. The framework systematically analyzes risks in smart homes throughout the information lifecycle, encompassing information collection, information processing, information dissemination, and invasion. By exploring risks from user, technical, industry, and legal perspectives, a structured analytical framework is presented. The novelty and value of this framework is that it goes beyond the technical, to also consider broader application and environmental factors. This holistic perspective is essential for ensuring effective privacy protection in an increasingly interconnected and data-driven world.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAI Applications in Cyber Security and Communication Networks - Proceedings of 9th International Conference on Cyber Security, Privacy in Communication Networks ICCS 2023
EditorsChaminda Hewage, Liqaa Nawaf, Nishtha Kesswani
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages295-308
Number of pages14
ISBN (Print)9789819739721
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 18 Sept 2024
Event9th International Conference on Cyber Security, Privacy in Communication Networks, ICCS 2023 - Cardiff, United Kingdom
Duration: 9 Dec 202310 Dec 2023

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Volume1032 LNNS
ISSN (Print)2367-3370
ISSN (Electronic)2367-3389

Conference

Conference9th International Conference on Cyber Security, Privacy in Communication Networks, ICCS 2023
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityCardiff
Period9/12/2310/12/23

Keywords

  • AI
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Machine learning
  • Privacy protection
  • Smart home

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