Detecting denial of sleep attacks by analysis of wireless sensor networks and the Internet of Things

Abstract

The Internet of Things (IoT) amalgamates a large number of physical objects that are distinctively identified, ubiquitously interconnected and accessible through the Internet. IoT endeavors to renovate any object in the real world into a computing device that has sensing, communicating, computing and control capabilities. There are a budding number of IoT devices and applications and this escort to an increase in the number and complexity of malicious attacks. It is important to defend IoT systems against malicious attacks, especially to prevent attackers from acquiring control over the devices. Energy utilization is significant for battery-enabled devices in the IoT and wireless sensor networks which are operated long time period. The Denial-of-Sleep attack is an explicit type of denial-of-service attack that beleaguered a battery-powered device’s power supply that results in the exhaustion of this critical resource. This paper focuses on the survey on Denial of sleep attacks in Wireless Sensor networks and the IoT.