A Review on Cybersecurity of Internet of Things

Internet of things (IOT) is the fastest growing technology in today’s world and has changed the world completely. It has become an integral part of our lives and from smart home to smart cities everything is connected to the internet which has reduced the human effort and made our lives easier. As it is all about the internet, so with it comes some repercussion which are the cyber threats. These threats need to be dealt with in a proper and a phased manner so that it won’t lead to any device failure or data breaches. As there have been a lot of attacks in the past so the issue of cybersecurity in IOT is of huge importance and needs to get much more attention. This paper discusses about the ways in which the important sectors like smart cities, healthcare and industries, apply IOT on day-to-day basis and the different ways in which these sectors deal with the cybersecurity issues. This paper deeply analyses the various kinds of cyber threats as well as the consequences the system has to face because of these attacks and what preventive measures can be taken to avoid the attacks.