Authors: Aadesh Patil, Mohit Jain, Krish Bangre, Laiba Syed, Mohisha Sharma, Raghav Jangid, Reshma Sonar
Abstract: The Internet of Things (IoT) has grown from a simple idea of connected devices to a huge network that is part of our daily lives and important industries. As it has grown, it has also become a bigger target for hackers. This paper looks at new and emerging threats to IoT security. We group these threats into four main areas: the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for attacks, problems in the supply chain where devices are made, weaknesses in new networks like 5G, and the future risk from quantum computers. We will explain how AI can be used to create smart botnets and malware that changes to avoid being caught. We will also look at how vulnerabilities can be put into devices before they are even sold, through both software and hardware. We will examine the security issues that come with 5G and edge computing. Finally, we will discuss the major threat that quantum computing poses to the encryption we use today. Using real-world examples like the Mirai, Stuxnet, Verkada, and SolarWinds attacks, we will show how serious these threats can be. In response, we will look at modern defense ideas like the Zero Trust Architecture and the potential use of blockchain. The paper concludes by summarizing these new threats and pointing out where more research is needed to make the IoT world safer.
