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Advanced Hacking of IoT Smart Home Devices

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Talk overview:

This talk will showcase live demonstrations of advanced hacking techniques targeting Z-Wave smart home controllers, revealing critical vulnerabilities in device memory management.

It will explore how attackers can delete or modify saved properties of secure slave devices within the controller’s internal memory, triggering a Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack that disrupts the entire smart home system.

Through real-world attack scenarios, the talk will demonstrate:
• How to exploit internal memory flaws in Z-Wave controllers
• Techniques for manipulating slave device properties to disrupt home automation
• Methods to bypass security protections in Z-Wave communication
• How security researchers and developers can mitigate these vulnerabilities

This talk is essential for security researchers, IoT developers, penetration testers, and smart home manufacturers who want to understand the practical attack vectors on IoT devices and apply defensive strategies to improve the security of smart home environments.

Dr. Carlos Nkuba is a Research Professor at Korea University’s Center for Software Security & Assurance (CSSA). As a cybersecurity researcher and IoT security expert, he specializes in wireless protocols, smart home security, and vulnerability research. He has discovered multiple zero-day vulnerabilities in IoT smart home networks and contributed to their security enhancements.
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Dr. Carlos Nkuba
Research Professor at Korea University’s Center for Software Security & Assurance (CSSA)
Dr. Carlos Nkuba is a Research Professor at Korea University’s Center for Software Security & Assurance (CSSA). As a cybersecurity researcher and IoT security expert, he specializes in wireless protocols, smart home security, and vulnerability research. He has discovered multiple zero-day vulnerabilities in IoT smart home networks and contributed to their security enhancements.