An overview of distributed denial of service and internet of things in healthcare devices

The paper aims to provide a summary with a reference to the Internet of Things (IoT) of the distributed denial of service (DDoS). The network research community has known about the denial of service (DoS), which is intended to stop legitimate users from accessing a particular network tool since the early 1980s. The aim of the paper is to define DDoS scope, classifications and opportunities for assailants who use IoT to conduct such operations and to use IoT in healthcare. The research approach is to analyze DDoS, IoT and the use of IoT literature in the health sector. The study found that DDOS attacks on IoT-specific devices have become a very easy phenomenon because network attacks are much simpler due to limited security protocols. IOT distribution companies have made limited efforts to enable security of these devices and protecting the data, thus making them susceptible to vulnerabilities. Due to weak security layers, the confidentiality, authenticity and integrity of private data collected by IoT devices are threatened by attackers. The current research identified the gap and importance for further research to provide a mechanism for detection and prevention of DDOS attack in the application layer of IoT healthcare devices in India. Considering the major challenges in IOTs in defending against external attacks and hacking, it is important that they have inherent frameworks warding off such attacks.