3 papers
cs.HC2026
"Am I Just Dumb?": Applicability, Action and Verification in Consumer IoT Security Advice
Veerle van Harten, Carlos Hernández Gañán, Michel van Eeten +1
Public campaigns urge people to update their Internet of Things (IoT) devices and change default passwords. What happens when people try? We gave 28 participants in the Netherlands…
cs.CR2023
Easier Said Than Done: The Failure of Top-Level Cybersecurity Advice for Consumer IoT Devices
Veerle van Harten, Carlos Hernández Gañán, Michel van Eeten +1
Consumer IoT devices are generally assumed to lack adequate default security, thus requiring user action. However, it may not be immediately clear to users what action to take and…
cs.CR2022
Difficult for Thee, But Not for Me: Measuring the Difficulty and User Experience of Remediating Persistent IoT Malware
Elsa Rodríguez, Max Fukkink, Simon Parkin +2
Consumer IoT devices may suffer malware attacks, and be recruited into botnets or worse. There is evidence that generic advice to device owners to address IoT malware can be succes…