Analysis of threats to information security and data protection in the “Smart house systems”

The idea of smart homes has been around for several decades and has been described by different authors many times since then. However, there are almost always three aspects in the definitions of the last 20 years. First, home devices must be connected, not only to each other, but also to the Internet. Second, an intelligent way to manage the system is needed, such as a central gateway or smart smartphone apps. Finally, there must be some degree of home automation in the system. A hardware and software complex that meets these requirements can be called a “smart home” system. The system of ensuring the security of the "smart home" is now of great practical importance, which should include measures to protect the IT infrastructure, ensuring the personal safety of residents, ensuring their health, the sanitary condition of the premises, as well as the safety of material assets. It follows from this that the problem of the lack of a thorough study of information security threats and the elaboration of protection of the entire software and hardware complex of the "smart home" system is quite urgent. When solving this problem, an analysis of the main types and characteristics of smart home systems was carried out, and their key vulnerabilities were identified. Also, a study of vulnerabilities in the hardware of smart home systems was carried out; A qualitative assessment of the information security risks of a "smart home" has been carried out and protective measures have been developed to reduce them; A prototype of a fragment of the “smart home” security system has been developed and studied. In an experimental study of threats and vulnerabilities of the developed prototype of a fragment of the "smart home" system, the threat of interception of critical information of the system was studied in detail. Based on the results of the development and research of the Security Inspector, conclusions were drawn about the effectiveness of the use of the intrusion detection module.