Internet of Things Security
Different professionals in different disciplines tend to mean different things when they use the term, IoT. Some define IoT by the “I”– that the device or system must be directly connected to the Internet. Others focus on the “T”, or thinginess of IoT–that it must be a networked object that senses the environment.
For our research, we are investigating how IT and O&M professionals work together to manage a broad range of IoT systems and devices in the built environment, including:
- energy management systems (energy meters, actuators)
- Building Automation Systems (BAS) (temperature sensors, water sensors, traditional HVAC, occupancy sensors, rain water detection, lighting controls)
- Smart teaching systems (smart whiteboards, projectors, TVs, other smart classroom technology tools)
- Audio/Video surveillance systems (smart doorbells, networked video cameras)
- Campus automated access management systems (key cards, key pads)
- Research systems (any IoT device installed/networked for the purpose of research)
- Transportation systems (traffic management sensors, smart parking location signs)
- Campus operations/institutional support (connected garbage cans)
- Other “smart” devices