Abstract
Internet of things (IoT) has been becoming an influential compound of the future since it provides a promising technology with great potential for addressing many societal challenges. Remotely controlling and monitoring real-world devices (things) via the Internet is the foundation that IoT bases on. Recently, IoT concept has been applied to home environment to make it safer, smarter, and automated. However, enforcing privacy and security in smart home environments have been identified as the main serious challenges required to settle in a smart home application. In this paper, we will review some recent articles regarding the most common issues of cybersecurity and cyberattack that exploit the vulnerabilities of smart home environments. Moreover, important observations on smart home threats, vulnerabilities, and security will be discussed in this study. Eventually, this paper provides some suggestions and recommendations on the effective security mechanism that can be used to mitigate the cyberattacks on IoT based smart home.