iv. Mitigation factors:

- Do not install apps from unknown sources. This opens the backdoor for malware to enter the apps camouflaged as secure applications. Also, jail broken phones are of huge risk if the user continues using the default password and an even higher risk if not used in their respective marketplaces. Instances of malware exist on all of the phones and are even more relevant on ones using untrusted app sources.
- Enable whitelisting which is a software control that permits only known safe applications to execute commands.

v. Dependencies:

Earlier we discussed about Belkin WeMo device and its vulnerabilities. These devices operate using WeMo App which can be downloaded to our smart phone. In this case, to ensure security, we must determine vulnerabilities in both the gadget and the smart phone carrying the WeMo app. For example, vulnerability in the gadget can automatically make the smartphone to be in danger. Similarly, security hole in the app can take control of the WeMo device itself.

III. Does this device have a storage space? What are stored in it?

Smart devices has a storage space and we store PII (Personally identifiable information) or sensitive information like passwords in it. This by default becomes our concern. What if the device is lost or stolen? Once we understand, there are data stored in the device; the first …show more content…
Users trustfully log everything, from sleep patterns to diet in these devices without considering the security of that device. By sharing such personal information we may be initiating ourselves to targeted identity theft or employment discrimination. The data logged in our mobile devices can be tremendously valuable to a cybercriminal to takeoff an attack. With the capability of smart devices to store and transfer data, there is even more we need to be aware