Blythe, JM;
Johnson, SD;
(2019)
A systematic review of crime facilitated by the consumer Internet of Things.
Security Journal
10.1057/s41284-019-00211-8.
(In press).
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Abstract
The nature of crime is changing — estimates suggest that at least half of all crime is now committed online. Once everyday objects (e.g. televisions, baby monitors, door locks) that are now internet connected, collectively referred to as the Internet of Things (IoT), have the potential to transform society, but this increase in connectivity may generate new crime opportunities. Here, we conducted a systematic review to inform understanding of these risks. We identify a number of high-level mechanisms through which offenders may exploit the consumer IoT including profiling, physical access control and the control of device audio/visual outputs. The types of crimes identified that could be facilitated by the IoT were wide ranging and included burglary, stalking, and sex crimes through to state level crimes including political subjugation. Our review suggests that the IoT presents substantial new opportunities for offending and intervention is needed now to prevent an IoT crime harvest.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | A systematic review of crime facilitated by the consumer Internet of Things |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1057/s41284-019-00211-8 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1057/s41284-019-00211-8 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Internet of Things, cybercrime, systematic review, crime harvest |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Security and Crime Science |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10082564 |
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