ConCERTS: An IoT Cybersecurity Research Range for Education, Experimentation, and Security Research

Dave McKay, Matthew Bush, Marko Kovacevic, Atefeh Mashatan

2025

Abstract

Internet-of-Things (IoT) connected devices in enterprise and residential environments are weak points in network security. Security testing over a variety of IoT network configurations is hampered by device, infrastructure, and architectural heterogeneity that is often associated with IoT deployments. Though IoT testing environments have been developed, they often lack the flexibility, control, and visibility required for varied and repeatable education, research, and testing scenarios. This paper aims to address this gap by both exploring the shortcomings of existing IoT test environments and proposing ConCERTS - a Configurable Cybersecurity Education Range and Testing Stack as a novel architectural approach for IoT testbeds and cybersecurity research ranges.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

McKay D., Bush M., Kovacevic M. and Mashatan A. (2025). ConCERTS: An IoT Cybersecurity Research Range for Education, Experimentation, and Security Research. In Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy - Volume 1: ICISSP; ISBN 978-989-758-735-1, SciTePress, pages 71-82. DOI: 10.5220/0013370900003899

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icissp25,
author={Dave McKay and Matthew Bush and Marko Kovacevic and Atefeh Mashatan},
title={ConCERTS: An IoT Cybersecurity Research Range for Education, Experimentation, and Security Research},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy - Volume 1: ICISSP},
year={2025},
pages={71-82},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013370900003899},
isbn={978-989-758-735-1},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy - Volume 1: ICISSP
TI - ConCERTS: An IoT Cybersecurity Research Range for Education, Experimentation, and Security Research
SN - 978-989-758-735-1
AU - McKay D.
AU - Bush M.
AU - Kovacevic M.
AU - Mashatan A.
PY - 2025
SP - 71
EP - 82
DO - 10.5220/0013370900003899
PB - SciTePress