The effectiveness of IoT based wearable devices and potential cybersecurity risks: a systematic literature review from the last decade

Wearable technology has enormous promise, particularly for data collection for cutting-edge health research, and its popularity has soared in recent years. This study aims to provide IoT-based wearable devices' effectiveness and potential cybersecurity threats to these innovative technologies....

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Main Authors: Mohd Sam, Mohd Fazli, Ismail, Albert Feisal @ Muhd Feisal, Abu Bakar, Kamarudin, Ahamat, Amiruddin, Qureshi, Muhammad Imran
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Published: International Association of Online Engineering 2022
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spelling my.utem.eprints.267472023-03-28T10:44:06Z http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/26747/ The effectiveness of IoT based wearable devices and potential cybersecurity risks: a systematic literature review from the last decade Mohd Sam, Mohd Fazli Ismail, Albert Feisal @ Muhd Feisal Abu Bakar, Kamarudin Ahamat, Amiruddin Qureshi, Muhammad Imran Wearable technology has enormous promise, particularly for data collection for cutting-edge health research, and its popularity has soared in recent years. This study aims to provide IoT-based wearable devices' effectiveness and potential cybersecurity threats to these innovative technologies. Using the PRISMA-2020 (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) methodology, we conducted a scoping study to understand better the application of inexpensive, consumer-grade wearables for health research from a population health viewpoint. Scopus databases yielded a total of 43 articles. Our findings show that academics and research participants are tremendously interested in this technology, but they are also wary about using wearables. These devices are still vulnerable to cybersecurity assaults such as data privacy and security in healthcare. However, blockchain technology is a potential alternative for integrating with IoT-based wearables to ensure data privacy. Furthermore, according to the findings, wearables have an increasingly diverse range of applications, including COVID-19 prediction, fertility tracking, heat-related sickness, pharmacological effects, and psychological therapies; they also include underrepresented populations, such as those with rare diseases. In low-resource environments, there is a lack of research on wearable devices. International Association of Online Engineering 2022 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/26747/2/2-3-1-2-1_CORRESPONDING%20AUTHOR-PENULIS%20BERSAMA%20BERINDEX%20SCOPUS.PDF Mohd Sam, Mohd Fazli and Ismail, Albert Feisal @ Muhd Feisal and Abu Bakar, Kamarudin and Ahamat, Amiruddin and Qureshi, Muhammad Imran (2022) The effectiveness of IoT based wearable devices and potential cybersecurity risks: a systematic literature review from the last decade. International journal of online and biomedical engineering, 18 (9). pp. 56-73. ISSN 2626-8493 (In Press) https://online-journals.org/index.php/i-joe/article/view/32255/11657 10.3991/ijoe.v18i09.32255
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description Wearable technology has enormous promise, particularly for data collection for cutting-edge health research, and its popularity has soared in recent years. This study aims to provide IoT-based wearable devices' effectiveness and potential cybersecurity threats to these innovative technologies. Using the PRISMA-2020 (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) methodology, we conducted a scoping study to understand better the application of inexpensive, consumer-grade wearables for health research from a population health viewpoint. Scopus databases yielded a total of 43 articles. Our findings show that academics and research participants are tremendously interested in this technology, but they are also wary about using wearables. These devices are still vulnerable to cybersecurity assaults such as data privacy and security in healthcare. However, blockchain technology is a potential alternative for integrating with IoT-based wearables to ensure data privacy. Furthermore, according to the findings, wearables have an increasingly diverse range of applications, including COVID-19 prediction, fertility tracking, heat-related sickness, pharmacological effects, and psychological therapies; they also include underrepresented populations, such as those with rare diseases. In low-resource environments, there is a lack of research on wearable devices.
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author Mohd Sam, Mohd Fazli
Ismail, Albert Feisal @ Muhd Feisal
Abu Bakar, Kamarudin
Ahamat, Amiruddin
Qureshi, Muhammad Imran
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Ismail, Albert Feisal @ Muhd Feisal
Abu Bakar, Kamarudin
Ahamat, Amiruddin
Qureshi, Muhammad Imran
The effectiveness of IoT based wearable devices and potential cybersecurity risks: a systematic literature review from the last decade
author_facet Mohd Sam, Mohd Fazli
Ismail, Albert Feisal @ Muhd Feisal
Abu Bakar, Kamarudin
Ahamat, Amiruddin
Qureshi, Muhammad Imran
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title The effectiveness of IoT based wearable devices and potential cybersecurity risks: a systematic literature review from the last decade
title_short The effectiveness of IoT based wearable devices and potential cybersecurity risks: a systematic literature review from the last decade
title_full The effectiveness of IoT based wearable devices and potential cybersecurity risks: a systematic literature review from the last decade
title_fullStr The effectiveness of IoT based wearable devices and potential cybersecurity risks: a systematic literature review from the last decade
title_full_unstemmed The effectiveness of IoT based wearable devices and potential cybersecurity risks: a systematic literature review from the last decade
title_sort effectiveness of iot based wearable devices and potential cybersecurity risks: a systematic literature review from the last decade
publisher International Association of Online Engineering
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http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/26747/
https://online-journals.org/index.php/i-joe/article/view/32255/11657
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