Analysis of Threats for Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) Wireless Sensor Network (WSN)-Based System

Abstract

Abstract In the process of designing a system, it is necessary to identify potential threats to that system and to include appropriate countermeasures. The process that helps in finding problems in the initial phase of the system design is the threat modeling. Creating a threat model consists of several steps and there are many tools that can help in automating the procedure. This article deals with the threat analysis for an Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) system based on Wireless Sensor Network (WSN), whose main function is to provide information for carers in order to provide the best possible help to the elderly and disabled. We have identified and analysed 99 potential threats to the considered system, where Denial of Service (DoS) resulted in being the most represented class of threats. After conducting the threat assessment, the obtained results showed that the majority of threats are high-risk and justified the use of threat modeling in the design phase, since they can be utilized in further system development stages.