To celebrate World Book Day today, IoT Insider has collated a list of the must-read books covering the Internet of Things (IoT) – worth taking time out of your day during a coffee break or after work to leaf through these books.
From a deep dive into cybersecurity and the alarming ways in which cyber criminals are exploiting technologies to an updated publication acknowledging the evolution of IoT, there’s something for everyone.
1. Building the Internet of Things by Maciej Kranz
Aimed at business decision makers, this book serves as a practical handbook for businesses looking to implement IoT solutions. Kranz draws on his experience in IoT to provide a comprehensive framework for understanding IoT.
The book focuses on how businesses can adopt IoT to create new business models, optimise their operations, and be competitive in the market.
2. Designing the Internet of Things by Adrian McEwen and Hakim Cassimally
This book explores platforms that can be used to develop hardware or software solutions as well as cover design concepts for creating competitive products and scaling up from one prototype to mass production.
It promises to help software engineers, web designers, product designers and electronics engineers with designing IoT products.
3. Future Crimes by Marc Goodman
This book offers a deep dive into the ways cyber criminals, corporations and countries are exploiting technologies, with examples from spying on families through baby monitors to using GPS systems to track movements.
Goodman’s book provides insights into the risks behind IoT, and shares actionable steps to address these risks.
4. Practical IoT Hacking by Fotios Chantzis, Ioannis Stais, Paulino Calderon, Evangelos Deirmentzoglou, and Beau Woods
This serves as a guide to hacking the world of IoT, with guidance on how to test IoT systems, devices and protocols to reduce and mitigate risk. It shares information on common threats and a threat modelling framework, as well as advising readers on how to develop security testing methodology.
Security researchers, IT members and hacking hobbyists can all benefit from reading this book.
5. The Internet of Things by Samuel Greengard
This is an updated version of the original publication, acknowledging that the IoT has evolved from being a novelty to a mainstream technology that devices and systems rely on to remain connected.
The updated version provides a guided tour through IoT, from smart light bulbs to sensors in phones and 3D headsets used for virtual reality environments and more.
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