Assignment 1 – Internet of Things
Introduction:
I have recently been recruited to IoT systems Ltd to advise the technical
department within the company on their current security and burglar systems in
place. The company I currently work for wishes to find out if you could benefit
from the implementation of IoT (Internet of Things) devices in the running of
your day-to-day business, and as a specialist in this area, I will provide all the
details needed to make an informed decision as a business.
IoT services and devices provide a platform for innovation. However, they also
come with many security issues and risks that can be exploited for an
individual's benefit, such as financial or personal data gain to manipulate an
individual.
Different Sectors within IoT:
The IoT industry is a vast, complex industry that has various sectors within it. In
this specific instance, I will be comparing the industrial transportation and home
sectors to provide a good comparison of the instances in which IoT devices can
be used.
Simply by using these two industries, I will be able to compare various devices
and analyse their characteristics, principles, applications,
and purpose within the IoT industry. In addition to this, by comparing these
devices and industry applications, you as the organisation will be able to make a
justified decision on where you want to implement these IoT devices within your
specific security sector and along this demo realise the benefits that come with
these technologies.
IoT Devices in the Home Sector:
Down to the plethora of IoT devices within the home sector there are many
examples in which we can draw from. Having this kind of variety when trying to
figure out whether the implementation of IoT systems will be beneficial for your
company, is extremely useful and will allow us as a company to come to a more
defined conclusion on how the IoT devices used within this industrial sector link
to your company's specific security sector.
,Purpose of IoT devices in the home sector:
The implementation of IoT devices within this sector is all about having control
over the environment in which someone lives in. These devices help individuals
to go about their everyday lives and speed up the process of some tasks by
automating these everyday processes.
IoT Devices in the Transportation Sector:
In comparison to that of the home sector, I personally believe that the IoT
devices within the transportation sector will be more limited than the examples
we can draw from in the home sector. Nevertheless, I see this as an interesting
sector to research, and we will find out about more key differences within the
sector and be able to identify whether the transportation sectors niche IoT
systems can be beneficial in how the company manages the security side of its
business.
Purpose of IoT devices in the transportation sector:
Compared with the IoT devices in the home sector, the IoT devices used within
the transportation sector are far more niche and purposeful, thus meaning they
have more specific use-cases and can be applied to a random number of
transportation vehicles to aid the performance of these machines or better the
experiences of those who use public transport.
The following purposes convey these differences in detail, comparing each sector
to one another.
The purpose of different IoT devices:
IoT Device No.1 - Biometric/Remote Smart Lock – Home Sector
The purpose of this device:
First off, an example of a home device within this industry is a smart lock. These
devices provide the purpose of security to people's households and allow them to
gain access to these households simply by using a biometric print, application, or
smart key.
These biometric IoT systems can provide an individual with a purposeful, real-life
application of accessing the household when necessary and sometimes on
demand. This specific IoT device has been applied within many different facilities
including businesses, households, and a range of different sectors, including the
likes of biometric server rooms, technology centres etc... With these systems
being used in industry, it is clear to see how they have possible applications
across the world within many different households and industrial settings.
Furthermore, these devices can be used throughout the entirety of a person's
household, enabling security and authentication to be at its most secure level
, possible when trying to access specific rooms. Although, these devices can be
very expensive to implement throughout a household and it will require a lot of
setting up to ensure security is efficient enough to prevent intruders.
In addition to this, these biometric smart locks also provide a different
perspective on how an individual can access a facility, and in doing so, shakes up
the perception that you need a key to access these facilities, and changes the
purpose of what a traditional key will usually do.
IoT Device No.2 - Smart Fridge – Home Sector
The purpose of this device:
Another IoT device within the home sector is a smart fridge, these IoT devices
are known as smart fridges as they can communicate with the internet whilst
having the ability to determine specific factors such as when a food item needs
to be replenished or keeping track of expiry dates and usage. This is ultimately
to enable individuals to speed up their day-to-day life, without needing to
constantly monitor their refrigerator each time it fills up.
Furthermore, through these smart IoT devices tracking daily routines they can
be used to speed up daily tasks whilst providing efficient food management
simultaneously. These devices also typically have other smart features that can
help to optimise an individual's experience, these include interfacing with
products without physically touching them and using these devices to even
access different websites through the internet.
IoT Device No.1 - Autonomous Cars (Tesla) – Transportation Sector
The purpose of this device:
In essence autonomous cars can be categorised as an all-in-one IoT device and
provide the purpose to an individual of transporting the ‘driver’ without having to
have any form of input directly from the driver.
Furthermore, these larger-scaled IoT devices also help to prevent many crashes
and eliminate human error when driving a vehicle, with these IoT devices having
instantaneous reaction times to real-life scenarios thus meaning they can react
far quicker than a human would be able to.
In addition to this, they help to reduce the harmful fossil fumes to the very
planet we live in by roughly sixty percent each year, meaning they protect
individuals in more ways than just one. These vehicles, as they can
simultaneously communicate with each other, provide a significant five-hundred
percent increase in driving lane capacity to reduce the time needed to be using
vehicles for transport and decrease the chance of human error on motorway,
dual carriageways etc…
On the other hand, these vehicles also serve the purpose of operating multiple
sensors, cameras and other varying IoT devices that all interlink to provide the
