This chapter draws from across the foregoing chapters discussing many core Human Data Interaction (HDI) approaches and disciplinary perspectives to consider the specific application of HDI in home network security. While much work has considered the challenges of securing in-home Internet of Things (IoT) devices and their communications, especially for those with limited power or computational capacity, scant attention has been paid by the research community to home network security, and its acceptability and usability, from the viewpoint of ordinary citizens. It will be clear that we need a radical transformation in our approach to designing domestic networking infrastructure to guard against widespread cyber-attacks that threaten to counter the benefits of the IoT. Our aim has to be to defend against enemies inside the walls, to protect critical functionality in the home against rogue devices and to prevent the proliferation of disruptive wide-scale IoT Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) attacks that are already occurring.

Chapter Contents:

• 9.1 Introduction
• 9.2 Networking background
• 9.2.1 Network mechanisms
• 9.3 Shaping user interaction
• 9.3.1 Designing for control
• 9.4 Compliance by design
• 9.4.1 Outlining the regulatory framework with academic research
• 9.4.2 Extracting practical insights from industrial involvement
• 9.4.3 Shaping the prospect by informing policymaking
• 9.4.4 Lessons of DADA on compliance by design
• 9.5 Acknowledgement
• References

Inspec keywords: home networks; human computer interaction; computer network security; Internet of Things

Other keywords: Human-centred home network security; HDI approaches; in-home Internet of Things device security; computational capacity; critical functionality protection; cyber-attack; human data interaction approaches; domestic networking infrastructure; DDOS attacks; disruptive wide-scale IoT distributed denial of service attacks

Subjects: Computer communications; User interfaces; Computer network security