Navigating IoT Security Assessment: Current Methods, Challenges and Future Directions

Rapid growth of Internet of Things (IoT) applications h as significantly transformed h uman interaction with technology, providing unprecedented convenience and connectivity in our daily lives. Securing a complex network of interconnected IoT devices poses significant c hallenges. T his r equires a continuous proactive security assessments of the systems, considering their interconnected nature, distributed networks, and their crucial role in our health, safety, and the environment. It is essential to comprehensively evaluate IoT systems’ security features to comprehend and successfully address security risks. This arti-cle offers an in-depth exploration of quantifying IoT security, examining some of the existing assessment models, associated challenges in security quantification, a nd p otential a venues for advancement. The principal contribution of this article lies in providing an overview of the current state of IoT security quantification a nalysis, d elineating p rominent c hallenges, and proposing prospects for addressing them.