The Law in the Internet of Things Era between Created Opportunities and Vulnerabilities
The Law in the Internet of Things Era between Created Opportunities and Vulnerabilities

Author(s): Tiberiu Ban
Subject(s): International Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Law and Transitional Justice, Law on Economics
Published by: ADJURIS – International Academic Publisher
Keywords: information security; information privacy; security policies; processing procedures; preventing cyber-attacks;
Summary/Abstract: In the context of computerization and automation of most economic sectors and private life, the increase in the number of attacks on computer systems that expose personal data to unauthorized persons is alarming. It started from a hypothesis already validated in the specialized literature that properly designed security policies and procedures can prevent attacks exploiting known vulnerabilities to a satisfactory extent. However, their simple existence is not enough, these security policies and procedures must be adapted to the specifics of each computer system, with the appropriate legal support. We followed a transdisciplinary analysis that combines elements of informatics and legal regulations regarding the opportunities and vulnerabilities of smart devices, face to face with the criminal phenomenon of cyber crime aimed at the security and confidentiality of personal data. The main objective of the present study is to identify and extract ‘lessons learned’ regarding vulnerabilities of the Internet of Things type information systems. These ‘good practices’ allow the development of procedures and security policies useful in preventing computer attacks criminalized as the crime of unauthorized access to a computer system.

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