Cyber Security in the New "Edge Computing + IoT" World

Dear Colleagues,

The paradigm shift to the Internet of Things (IoT) has paved the way for a new surge of research on connecting objects, streamlining processes, and enabling intelligence on top of sensor networks that collect data from cyber, physical, and human worlds. Meanwhile, the emergence of the edge computing concept has led to benefits that traditional cloud computing cannot offer us sufficient data traffic elimination, in situ data intelligence, latency reduction, and fast responses. The integration of edge computing and the IoT would thus be promising for various future IoT application scenarios, such as smart homes, smart transportation, smart health, smart grids, and smart energy.

Such an emerging “edge computing + IoT” trend brings both challenges and opportunities to cybersecurity. For example, on the one hand, the distributed nature, resource constraints, and extensive data in edge computing and the IoT pose severe challenges for designing trustworthy, secure, and privacy-preserving mechanisms with effectiveness and efficiency. On the other hand, the emergence of a series of technologies like Machine Learning (ML), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Blockchain has opened a door for new research directions and innovative opportunities at the intersection of the cybersecurity and “edge computing + IoT” paradigm.

This Special Issue aims to gather the recent advances and novel contributions made by academic researchers and industry practitioners in the vibrant field of cybersecurity for edge computing and the IoT, so that we may address the serious challenges and leverage the potential opportunities in the new world of edge computing and the IoT.

Dr. Xuebin Ren
Guest Editor

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