Security threats and measures for the Internet of Things

Governments,companies and research institutions are pressuring research and development of the Internet of Things.However,the development of the Internet of Things will be constrained by security and privacy threats.This paper summarizes security threats to the Internet of Things to provide a theoretical reference for study of the Internet of Things and to provide useful security measures.The architecture of the Internet of Things is used to classify threats for the perception layer,transport layer and application layer.The perception layer threats include security threats for Radio Frequency Identification,Wireless Sensor Networks and mobile intelligent terminals.Transport layer threats include data leakage or damage and security issues during massive data integration.Application layer threats include the loss of user privacy,incorrect access control policies and inadequate security standards.Finally,this paper gives security measures and recommendations for all types of security threats.