Possible security threats coming from IOT medicine sensor calibration process

<ns7:p>The global deployment of over seven billion IoT measuring devices in critical fields like healthcare and industrial safety systems exposes a pressing vulnerability to cyber-attacks, where compromised data integrity can lead to severe financial or life-threatening incidents. Calibration is the fundamental process ensuring measurement uniformity, yet the immense scale of the IoT makes traditional laboratory calibration physically impossible. Consequently, the calibration process must migrate on-site, relying on remote communication with calibration standards—a paradigm known as Calibration as a Service (CaaS). This digital shift, however, introduces significant cybersecurity risks into the very foundation of measurement trust. This paper addresses this critical challenge by presenting a comprehensive Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Secure IoT Measuring System Calibration. The proposed framework establishes the necessary protocols to protect the calibration process within a CaaS infrastructure. We further emphasize that the development and deployment of such secure IoT systems necessitate dedicated collaboration between IT security specialists and domain experts, ensuring that device integrity is prioritized from inception to safeguard end-users in an increasingly connected and vulnerable digital ecosystem.</ns7:p>

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F1000Research
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2025-11-27
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https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.172017.1
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Healthcare Technology and Patient Monitoring
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Possible security threats coming from IOT medicine sensor calibration process

L. Kairiūkštis, Kamilė Kairiūkštytė, Edvinas Norvilas
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Healthcare Technology and Patient Monitoring
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Possible security threats coming from IOT medicine sensor calibration process

L. Kairiūkštis, Kamilė Kairiūkštytė, Edvinas Norvilas
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Abstract

<ns7:p>The global deployment of over seven billion IoT measuring devices in critical fields like healthcare and industrial safety systems exposes a pressing vulnerability to cyber-attacks, where compromised data integrity can lead to severe financial or life-threatening incidents. Calibration is the fundamental process ensuring measurement uniformity, yet the immense scale of the IoT makes traditional laboratory calibration physically impossible. Consequently, the calibration process must migrate on-site, relying on remote communication with calibration standards—a paradigm known as Calibration as a Service (CaaS). This digital shift, however, introduces significant cybersecurity risks into the very foundation of measurement trust. This paper addresses this critical challenge by presenting a comprehensive Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Secure IoT Measuring System Calibration. The proposed framework establishes the necessary protocols to protect the calibration process within a CaaS infrastructure. We further emphasize that the development and deployment of such secure IoT systems necessitate dedicated collaboration between IT security specialists and domain experts, ensuring that device integrity is prioritized from inception to safeguard end-users in an increasingly connected and vulnerable digital ecosystem.</ns7:p>

F1000ResearchVol. 14
Kaunas University of Applied Engineering Sciences (LT), Kauno Mišku ir Aplinkos Inžinerijos Kolegija (LT)
Openalex Percentile: Top 44%
Healthcare Technology and Patient Monitoring
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Possible security threats coming from IOT medicine sensor calibration process — L. Kairiūkštis, Kamilė Kairiūkštytė, et al. · F1000Research (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS