GHOST builds end-users trust in IoT devices and IoT-enabled applications and services in smart home environments. To do so it removes three major challenges related to cyber security:

limited consumer awareness and lack of understanding on cyber-security/ privacy issues and processes,

low usability and underperforming (in terms of effectiveness) cybersecurity solutions (for IoT); and

vulnerability of current cybersecurity solutions.

To this end, the GHOST solution applies a cyber security reference architecture that stimulates security-friendly user behaviour, while it also employs extensive automation, along with technology-driven mechanisms for increased resilience. The project brings professional level security to consumers.