Grant: Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
University of New Brunswick
$105,050.00
Security and privacy assessment for aging in place smart technology
FY 2022-23 · 2022-09-01
Summary
Due to the significant advances achieved in medical knowledge and healthcare delivery, the world’s aging population has been growing considerably in the last decade. An aging population means increased spending in healthcare, pension, and social benefits programs. To alleviate the aforementioned costs, a new trend is to leverage emerging smart home Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to enable elderly people to age and live independently in their home as long as PAGE 5 they can take care of themselves. While a wide range of technological support based on IoT that allow seniors to age in place (AiP) are now available, limited attention has been paid to the security and privacy risks posed by these technologies. The objective of this project is to establish trust and confidence in aging technology and solutions by carrying out three complementary activity groups. The first set of activities consists of conducting a systematic analysis of the security and privacy threats created by aging in place technologies, and developing a new platform to monitor, detect, and respond to these threats. The second set of activities consists of designing and implementing a threatdriven approach for dynamic security testing of aging in place platforms. The third set of activities consists of designing secure and privacy-preserving protocols to secure AiP IoT data collection, transmission, sharing, and processing. The sum of these activities will provide a robust framework to prevent, detect, and mitigate security and privacy threats targeted at elderly people relying on IoT devices to age in place.
Department
Program
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
Recipient
Location
Fredericton|Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Business Number
108162025
Type
Grant
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
As published
Agreement End Date
1931-08-31
Agreement Number
994565
Agreement Start Date
2022-09-01
Agreement Title
Security and privacy assessment for aging in place smart technology
Agreement Title (French)
Évaluation de la sécurité et de la confidentialité des technologies intelligentes pour le vieillissement sur place
Agreement Type
Grant
Agreement Value
$105,050.00
Amendment Number
0
Description
Due to the significant advances achieved in medical knowledge and healthcare delivery, the world’s aging population has been growing considerably in the last decade. An aging population means increased spending in healthcare, pension, and social benefits programs. To alleviate the aforementioned costs, a new trend is to leverage emerging smart home Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to enable elderly people to age and live independently in their home as long as PAGE 5 they can take care of themselves. While a wide range of technological support based on IoT that allow seniors to age in place (AiP) are now available, limited attention has been paid to the security and privacy risks posed by these technologies. The objective of this project is to establish trust and confidence in aging technology and solutions by carrying out three complementary activity groups. The first set of activities consists of conducting a systematic analysis of the security and privacy threats created by aging in place technologies, and developing a new platform to monitor, detect, and respond to these threats. The second set of activities consists of designing and implementing a threatdriven approach for dynamic security testing of aging in place platforms. The third set of activities consists of designing secure and privacy-preserving protocols to secure AiP IoT data collection, transmission, sharing, and processing. The sum of these activities will provide a robust framework to prevent, detect, and mitigate security and privacy threats targeted at elderly people relying on IoT devices to age in place.
Description (French)
En raison des progrès appréciables réalisés dans le domaine des connaissances médicales et de la prestation des soins de santé, la population vieillissante dans le monde a connu une croissance considérable au cours de la dernière décennie. Le vieillissement de la population entraîne une augmentation des dépenses dans les programmes de soins de santé, de retraite et de prestations sociales. Pour alléger les coûts susmentionnés, une nouvelle tendance consiste à tirer parti des technologies émergentes de l’Internet des objets (IdO) pour les maisons intelligentes afin de permettre aux personnes âgées de vieillir et de vivre de manière autonome à leur domicile tant et aussi longtemps qu’elles peuvent prendre soin d’elles-mêmes. Avec, maintenant, la mise à disposition d’un large éventail de supports technologiques basés sur l’IdO qui permettent aux personnes âgées de vieillir chez elles, une attention limitée a été accordée aux risques de sécurité et de confidentialité posés par ces technologies. L’objectif de ce projet est d’établir la confiance dans les technologies et les solutions de vieillissement en réalisant trois groupes d’activités complémentaires. La première série d’activités consiste à effectuer une analyse systématique des menaces pour la sécurité et la vie privée créées par les technologies du vieillissement sur place, et à concevoir une nouvelle plateforme pour surveiller et détecter ces menaces, et réagir à celles-ci. La deuxième série d’activités consiste à concevoir et à mettre en œuvre une approche axée sur les menaces pour les tests de sécurité dynamiques des plateformes vieillissantes en place. La troisième série d’activités consiste à concevoir des protocoles sécurisés et respectueux de la vie privée pour sécuriser la collecte, la transmission, le partage et le traitement des données de l’IdO pour vieillir chez soi. La somme de ces activités fournira un cadre solide pour prévenir, détecter et atténuer les menaces pour la sécurité et la vie privée des personnes âgées qui s’appuient sur des dispositifs de l’IdO pour vieillir chez elles.
Expected Results
In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators. In the long term, find collaborative solutions to public policy challenges and create stronger innovation systems.
Expected Results (French)
À court terme, les résultats prévus seront des collaborations renforcées entre l'industrie, le milieu universitaire et le gouvernement pour soutenir l'excellence en recherche. À moyen terme, les résultats attendus seront le développement de nouvelles technologies potentiellement perturbatrices avec des collaborateurs. À long terme, trouver des solutions collaboratives aux défis des politiques publiques et créer des systèmes d'innovation plus solides.
Federal Riding
Fredericton
Federal Riding (French)
Fredericton
Federal Riding Number
13003
NAICS Code
541710
Organization Code
nrc-cnrc
Organization
National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada
Program Name
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
Program Name (French)
Programme de collaboration en science, en technologie et en innovation - Initiatives de collaboration en R-D
Program Purpose
Collaborate on multiparty research and development programs to catalyze transformative, high-risk, high-reward research with the potential for game-changing scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs in priority areas.
Program Purpose (French)
Collaborer à des programmes multipartites de recherche-développement dans le but de profiter de la synergie entre la recherche transformatrice à haut risque et à haut rendement et le potentiel de découvertes scientifiques et de percées technologiques révolutionnaires dans des secteurs d’intervention prioritaires.
Recipient Business Number
108162025
Recipient City
Fredericton|Fredericton
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
University of New Brunswick
Recipient Postal Code
E3B 5A3
Recipient Province or Territory
NB
Recipient Type
S
Reference Number
172-2022-2023-Q2-994565