Internet of things (“IoT”) protection retro-system

A method for securing communication in a network of Internet of Things (“IoT”) devices, the method comprising:

• selecting a base IoT hub for operating as an intermediary layer for IoT devices, the base IoT hub comprising a data repository, a data analysis engine, and a processor;
• linking each of a plurality of IoT devices within the network of IoT devices to the base IoT hub, each IoT device including electronics, software, and sensors, and configured to send and receive electronic communications, each of the IoT devices having an IP address;
• storing in the data repository within the base IoT hub:
• identification data for each IoT device;
• and
• a communication type associated with each IoT device;
• segmenting the base IoT hub into a plurality of channels, each channel operating as an individual base IoT hub, each individual base IoT hub comprising an IP address different from an IP address of the base IoT hub and different from the IP address of an active IoT device;
• receiving a communication at the base IoT hub from an IoT device, the communication transmitted in response to a sensor triggered within the IoT device, wherein the IoT device triggered by the sensor is the active IoT device;
• authenticating the active IoT device via the data analysis engine within the base IoT hub, the authentication comprising:
• comparing the communication received from the active IoT device to the communication type stored in the data repository and associated with the active IoT device;
• and
• comparing identification data for the active IoT device to the identification data stored in the data repository and associated with the active IoT device;
• when the communication from the active IoT device corresponds to a communication type stored in the data repository and the identification data for the active IoT device corresponds to the identification data stored in the data repository:
• masking, in the communication, the identification data of the active IoT device;
• displaying, in the communication, identification data of one of the individual base IoT hubs;
• and
• executing the communication via the one individual base IoT hub, the one individual base IoT hub acting as an originator of the communication;
• and
• when the communication from the active IoT device does not correspond to a communication type stored in the data repository or the identification data for the active IoT device does not correspond to identification data stored in the date repository:
• terminating the communication prior to executing the communication;
• and
• assigning a new IP address to the active IoT device.

A method for securing communication in a network of Internet of Things (“IoT”) devices, the method comprising:

• selecting a base IoT hub for operating as an intermediary layer for IoT devices, the base IoT hub comprising a data repository, a data analysis engine, and a processor;
• linking each of a plurality of IoT devices to the base IoT hub, the plurality of IoT devices included in the network of IoT devices, each of the plurality of IoT devices including electronics, software and sensors, and configured to send and receive electronic communications, each IoT device having an IP address;
• storing in the data repository within the base IoT hub:
• identification data for each IoT device;
• and
• a communication type associated with each IoT device;
• segmenting the base IoT hub into a plurality of channels, each channel operating as an individual base IoT, each individual base IoT hub comprising an IP address different from an IP address of the base IoT hub and different from the IP address of an active IoT device;
• receiving a communication at the base IoT hub from an IoT device, the communication transmitted in response to a sensor triggered within the IoT device, wherein an IoT device triggered by the sensor is the active IoT device;
• comparing, at the data analysis engine within the base IoT hub, identification data of the active IoT device to the identification data associated with the active IoT device stored in the data repository;
• when the identification data for the active IoT device does not correspond to the identification data associated with the active IoT device in the data repository, terminating the communication, via the processor, prior to executing the communication;
• when the identification data for the active IoT device corresponds to the identification data associated with the active IoT device stored in the data repository:
• comparing the communication from the active IoT device to the communication type associated with the active IoT device and stored in the data repository;
• when the communication from the active IoT device corresponds to the communication type associated with the active IoT device stored in the data repository:
• masking, in the communication, the identification data of the active device;
• displaying, in the communication, identification data of one of the individual base IoT hubs;
• and
• executing the communication via the one individual base IoT hub, the one individual base IoT hub acting as an originator of the communication;
• and
• when the communication type from the active IoT device does not correspond to the communication type associated with the active IoT device stored in the data repository, terminating the communication prior to executing the communication and assigning a new IP address to the active IoT device.