Security in Internet of Things: Issues, Challenges and Solutions

Dear Colleagues,

Recently, Internet of Things (IoT) networks have been extensively addressed in the literature by scholars from both the industry and academia. With the extensive applications and business potential of the IoT industry, i.e., smart cities, smart grid, Internet of Vehicles Things (IoVT), Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), Internet of Social Things (IoST), Internet of Underground Things (IoUT), Internet of Space Things (IoST), Internet of Underwater Things (IoUWT), etc. IoT technology is expected to contribute to the global economy industry by more than USD 14 trillion by 2030, and is widely recognized as an integral part of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR, or Industry 4.0). This great potential comes with many challenges and problematic issues, especially in terms of security. The purpose of this Special Issue is to identify threats that could challenge the privacy, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, denial of service (DoS), malware, data anomaly, eavesdropping and other potential vulnerabilities that authors may wish to study. Additionally, this Special Issue intends to propose new novel solutions for IoT vulnerabilities, i.e., cyber-physical techniques, blockchain, hardware security approaches, novel cryptographic techniques, etc. The SI will help the industry to identify major new security issues that may arise after deploying the IoT network and the potential solutions to these challenges.

Prof. Dr. Rashid A. Saeed
Guest Editor

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