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The home router has traditionally been the access point for home users to access email and web services through a desktop computer but has now become the entry point for a myriad of Internet-connected devices. With nearly all households in Europe having high-speed broadband connection, home routers have become targets for most cyber-attacks. This paper presents the findings of a study on the Prevention of IoT-enabled Crime using Home Routers (PITCHR). The study aims to understand the perspectives of the major stakeholders of the home router network in PITCHR, their respective roles and responsibilities, and make recommendations for future research directions. To achieve this, we conducted a review of state of the art, which informed a series of focus group discussions, with 26 participants from the respective stakeholder groups – Service Providers including Internet Service Providers, Hardware Manufacturers, Citizens, Citizen and Industry Groups, Government and Academics. Ten (10) themes emerged from the thematic coding of the focus group discussions. The findings of the study were presented in a combined stakeholder workshop. The study made recommendations for consideration.
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The study was funded by The Dawes Centre for Future Crime (DCFC) at UCL.
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Asante, M., Maple, C., Epiphaniou, G. (2022). Prevention of IoT-Enabled Crime Using Home Routers (PITCHR). In: Paiva, S., et al. Science and Technologies for Smart Cities. SmartCity 360 2021. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 442. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06371-8_31
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