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<p>In the process of designing a system, it is necessary to identify potential threats to that system and to include appropriate countermeasures. The process that helps in finding problems in the initial phase of the system design is the threat modeling. Creating a threat model consists of several steps and there are many tools that can help in automating the procedure. This article deals with the threat analysis for an Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) system based on Wireless Sensor Network (WSN), whose main function is to provide information for carers in order to provide the best possible help to the elderly and disabled. We have identified and analysed 99 potential threats to the considered system, where Denial of Service (DoS) resulted in being the most represented class of threats. After conducting the threat assessment, the obtained results showed that the majority of threats are high-risk and justified the use of threat modeling in the design phase, since they can be utilized in further system development stages.</p>
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In the process of designing a system, it is necessary to identify potential threats to that system and to include appropriate countermeasures. The process that helps in finding problems in the initial phase of the system design is the threat modeling. Creating a threat model consists of several steps and there are many tools that can help in automating the procedure. This article deals with the threat analysis for an Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) system based on Wireless Sensor Network (WSN), whose main function is to provide information for carers in order to provide the best possible help to the elderly and disabled. We have identified and analysed 99 potential threats to the considered system, where Denial of Service (DoS) resulted in being the most represented class of threats. After conducting the threat assessment, the obtained results showed that the majority of threats are high-risk and justified the use of threat modeling in the design phase, since they can be utilized in further system development stages.

Analysis of Threats for Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) Wireless Sensor Network (WSN)-Based System

B&H Electrical Engineering

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In the process of designing a system, it is necessary to identify potential threats to that system and to include appropriate countermeasures. The process that...

Analysis of Threats for Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) Wireless Sensor Network (WSN)-Based System

Published Online: Oct 26, 2022

Page range: 31 - 39

Received: Sep 01, 2021

Accepted: Oct 01, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bhee-2021-0015

Keywords
assistance, living, model, network, sensor, threat, wireless

© 2021 Nejla Popaja et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Analysis of Threats for Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) Wireless Sensor Network (WSN)-Based System

Published Online: Oct 26, 2022

Page range: 31 - 39

Received: Sep 01, 2021

Accepted: Oct 01, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bhee-2021-0015

Keywordsassistance, living, model, network, sensor, threat, wireless

© 2021 Nejla Popaja et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
assistance, living, model, network, sensor, threat, wireless