 What are the different security requirements for IoT devices, networks, and

applications?
 What are the challenges of securing IoT systems?
 How can we design and deploy IoT systems that meet security requirements?

 What are the different security concerns associated with specific IoT applications,
such as smart homes, smart cities, and industrial IoT?
 How can we mitigate these security concerns?

 What are the different components of an IoT security architecture?

 How can we design and implement a secure IoT security architecture?

 What are the different security and privacy issues associated with the IoT?
 How can we protect the security and privacy of users and data in IoT systems?

 What are the different types of attacks that can be launched against IoT systems?
 What are the different vulnerabilities that can be exploited by attackers?
 How can we mitigate these attacks and vulnerabilities?

 What are the latest trends in IoT security research?

 What are some best practices for IoT security?
 How can we educate users about IoT security?

 What are the different types of authentication and authorization mechanisms that can
be used in IoT systems?
 How can we protect IoT devices from physical tampering?
 How can we secure IoT data in transit and at rest?
 How can we detect and respond to IoT security incidents?
 What are the different IoT security standards and regulations that organizations need
to be aware of?

 What are the different types of IoT attack models?

 What are the common goals of IoT attackers?
 What are the motivations of IoT attackers?
 What are the challenges of securing IoT devices and systems?

 What are the common network attacks targeting IoT devices?

 How can IoT devices be exploited through denial-of-service attacks?
 How can man-in-the-middle attacks be used to intercept or tamper with IoT data?
 How can IoT devices be exploited through routing attacks?
 What are the common attacks targeting IoT back-end systems?
 How can IoT back-end systems be exploited through SQL injection attacks?
 How can IoT back-end systems be exploited through cross-site scripting attacks?
 How can IoT back-end systems be exploited through buffer overflow attacks?

 What are the different ways to protect sensor data from unauthorized access?
 How can encryption be used to protect sensor data?
 How can authentication and authorization be used to control access to sensor data?
 How can intrusion detection and prevention systems be used to protect sensor data?

 What are the unique security challenges of M2M communication?

 How can M2M communication be secured using encryption?
 How can M2M communication be secured using authentication and authorization?
 How can M2M communication be secured using intrusion detection and prevention
systems?

 What are the unique security challenges of RFID systems?

 How can RFID tags and readers be protected from cloning and spoofing?
 How can RFID data be protected from interception and tampering?
 How can RFID systems be secured using encryption?

 What are the unique security challenges of cyber-physical objects?

 How can cyber-physical objects be protected from attacks that disrupt their physical
operations?
 How can cyber-physical objects be protected from attacks that steal or corrupt their
data?
 How can cyber-physical objects be secured using intrusion detection and prevention
systems?

 What are the unique security challenges of IoT hardware?

 How can IoT hardware be protected from tampering and reverse engineering?
 How can IoT hardware be secured using secure boot and firmware updates?
 How can IoT hardware be secured using cryptography?

 What are the unique security challenges of IoT front-end systems?

 How can IoT front-end systems be protected from web attacks?
 How can IoT front-end systems be protected from mobile attacks?
 How can IoT front-end systems be used to protect user privacy?
 What are cryptographic primitives?
 What are the different types of cryptographic primitives?
 How are cryptographic primitives used to secure IoT devices and communications?
 Provide some examples of cryptographic primitives that are commonly used in IoT
security.
 Explain the importance of using strong cryptographic primitives in IoT security.

 What is encryption?
 What is decryption?
 What are the different types of encryption algorithms?
 How are encryption and decryption algorithms used to protect data in transit and at
rest?
 Provide some examples of encryption algorithms that are commonly used in IoT
security.
 Explain the pros and cons of different types of encryption algorithms.

 What is a hash function?

 What are the different types of hash functions?
 How are hash functions used to protect data integrity?
 Provide some examples of hash functions that are commonly used in IoT security.
 Explain the pros and cons of different types of hash functions.

 What is a digital signature?

 How are digital signatures used to authenticate data and ensure non-repudiation?
 What are the different types of digital signature algorithms?
 Provide some examples of digital signature algorithms that are commonly used in
IoT security.
 Explain the pros and cons of different types of digital signature algorithms.

 What is random number generation?

 Why is random number generation important in cryptography?
 What are the different types of random number generators?
 Provide some examples of random number generators that are commonly used in
IoT security.
 Explain the pros and cons of different types of random number generators.

 What is a cipher suite?

 What are the different components of a cipher suite?
 How are cipher suites used to negotiate secure communication channels?
 Provide some examples of cipher suites that are commonly used in IoT security.
 Explain the pros and cons of different cipher suites.

 What is key management?

 Why is key management important in cryptography?
 What are the different aspects of key management?
 Provide some examples of key management best practices for IoT security.
 Explain the challenges of key management in IoT security.

 What are the different types of IoT messaging and communication protocols?
 What cryptographic controls are typically built into IoT messaging and
communication protocols?
 How do these cryptographic controls help to secure IoT communications?
 Provide some examples of IoT messaging and communication protocols that use
cryptographic controls.
 Explain the benefits of using IoT messaging and communication protocols that have
built-in cryptographic controls.

 What are some of the unique challenges of implementing cryptography in IoT

devices?
 How can we balance the need for security with the need for performance and
efficiency in IoT devices?
 What are some of the emerging trends in cryptographic research for IoT security?