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Understanding network traffic characteristics of IoT devices plays a critical role in improving both the performance and security of IoT devices, including IoT device identification, classification, and anomaly detection. Although a number…

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The IoT (Internet of Things) technology has been widely adopted in recent years and has profoundly changed the people's daily lives. However, in the meantime, such a fast-growing technology has also introduced new privacy issues, which need…

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The growing market for smart home IoT devices promises new conveniences for consumers while presenting new challenges for preserving privacy within the home. Many smart home devices have always-on sensors that capture users' offline…

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Smart homes, enterprises, and cities are increasingly being equipped with a plethora of Internet of Things (IoT), ranging from smart-lights to security cameras. While IoT networks have the potential to benefit our lives, they create privacy…

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The increasing popularity of specialized Internet-connected devices and appliances, dubbed the Internet-of-Things (IoT), promises both new conveniences and new privacy concerns. Unlike traditional web browsers, many IoT devices have…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2017-05-22 Noah Apthorpe , Dillon Reisman , Nick Feamster

The rise of Internet of things (IoT) technology has revolutionized urban living, offering immense potential for smart cities in which smart home, smart infrastructure, and smart industry are essential aspects that contribute to the…

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Internet-connected devices are increasingly present in our homes, and privacy breaches, data thefts, and security threats are becoming commonplace. In order to avoid these, we must first understand the behaviour of these devices. In this…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-03-15 Yousef Amar , Hamed Haddadi , Richard Mortier , Anthony Brown , James Colley , Andy Crabtree

The proliferation of smart home devices has created new opportunities for empirical research in ubiquitous computing, ranging from security and privacy to personal health. Yet, data from smart home deployments are hard to come by, and…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-01-20 Danny Yuxing Huang , Noah Apthorpe , Gunes Acar , Frank Li , Nick Feamster

The Consumer Internet of Things (CIoT), a notable segment within the IoT domain, involves the integration of IoT technology into consumer electronics and devices, such as smart homes and smart wearables. Compared to traditional IoT fields,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-05-15 Yan Jia , Yuxin Song , Zihou Liu , Qingyin Tan , Yang Song , Yu Zhang , Zheli Liu

The proliferation of smart home Internet of Things (IoT) devices presents unprecedented challenges for preserving privacy within the home. In this paper, we demonstrate that a passive network observer (e.g., an Internet service provider)…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-07-28 Noah Apthorpe , Danny Yuxing Huang , Dillon Reisman , Arvind Narayanan , Nick Feamster

Consumer Internet of Things (IoT) devices are extremely popular, providing users with rich and diverse functionalities, from voice assistants to home appliances. These functionalities often come with significant privacy and security risks,…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-10-01 Said Jawad Saidi , Anna Maria Mandalari , Roman Kolcun , Hamed Haddadi , Daniel J. Dubois , David Choffnes , Georgios Smaragdakis , Anja Feldmann

Smart homes are increasingly populated with heterogeneous Internet of Things (IoT) devices that interact continuously with users and the environment. This diversity introduces critical challenges in device identification, authentication,…

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Smart home Internet of Things (IoT) devices are rapidly increasing in popularity, with more households including Internet-connected devices that continuously monitor user activities. In this study, we conduct eleven semi-structured…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2018-10-19 Serena Zheng , Noah Apthorpe , Marshini Chetty , Nick Feamster

IoT device identification plays an important role in monitoring and improving the performance and security of IoT devices. Compared to traditional non-IoT devices, IoT devices provide us with both unique challenges and opportunities in…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-01-16 Md Mainuddin , Zhenhai Duan , Yingfei Dong , Shaeke Salman , Tania Taami

Smart homes are a special use-case of the Internet-of-Things (IoT) paradigm. Security and privacy are two prime concern in smart home networks. A threat-prone smart home can reveal lifestyle and behavior of the occupants, which may be a…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-05-07 Nisha Panwar , Shantanu Sharma , Sharad Mehrotra , Łukasz Krzywiecki , Nalini Venkatasubramanian

A myriad of IoT devices such as bulbs, switches, speakers in a smart home environment allow users to easily control the physical world around them and facilitate their living styles through the sensors already embedded in these devices.…

The proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices for consumer "smart" homes raises concerns about user privacy. We present a survey method based on the Contextual Integrity (CI) privacy framework that can quickly and efficiently…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2018-05-17 Noah Apthorpe , Yan Shvartzshnaider , Arunesh Mathur , Dillon Reisman , Nick Feamster

In recent years, consumer Internet of Things (IoT) devices have become widely used in daily life. With the popularity of devices, related security and privacy risks arise at the same time as they collect user-related data and transmit it to…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-09-30 Chenghua Jin , Yuxin Song , Yan Jia , Qingyin Tan , Rui Yang , Zheli Liu

The rapid expansion of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, particularly in smart home environments, has introduced considerable security and privacy concerns due to their persistent connectivity and interaction with cloud services. Despite…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-04-29 Fabio Palmese , Anna Maria Mandalari , Hamed Haddadi , Alessandro Enrico Cesare Redondi

Future IoT is expected to get ubiquitous connection and access in a global scale. In the meantime, with the empowered communications capability for IoT devices, IoT will evolve to be highly autonomous, even under the help from…

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