IoST: Internet of Softwarized Things Networks, Security Challenges and Future Research Directions

Muhammad Adil*, Muhammad Attique, Jian Wang, Faisal Alrefaei, Houbing Song, Ahmed Farouk

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Abstract

Internet of Softwarized Things (IoST) is a promising and dynamic programmable technology that has the capability to interconnect sensor devices with an objective to share the accumulated data in the network without the intervention of human beings. Despite its advantages, this technology suffers from numerous security vulnerability threats, which can damage the trust of clients. Therefore, it is very important to familiarize the readers, students, experts, and industry stakeholders working in this domain with the existing counteraction schemes followed by potential security threats. For redressal of identified security threats, the literature presents various schemes, but somehow they are unable to provide fool-proof security infrastructure for these networks, because the attackers work restlessly to compromise the new security countermeasure schemes. To explore this discussion and evaluate the open security challenges with future research directions, in this paper, we present a survey regarding the most recent published literature from 2020 to 2022. Following this, we have covered the architectural and interoperability literature in the context of security threats and their countermeasure techniques to identify the weak aspects of them. Based on underscored problems, we have highlighted the unresolved security challenges to set a footstep for the future research work that could be useful for all stakeholders associated with IoST technology.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2022 IEEE GLOBECOM Workshops, GC Wkshps 2022 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages269-274
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781665459754
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Externally publishedYes
Event2022 IEEE GLOBECOM Workshops, GC Wkshps 2022 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Duration: 4 Dec 20228 Dec 2022

Publication series

Name2022 IEEE GLOBECOM Workshops, GC Wkshps 2022 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference2022 IEEE GLOBECOM Workshops, GC Wkshps 2022
Country/TerritoryBrazil
CityRio de Janeiro
Period4/12/228/12/22

Keywords

  • Data privacy and protection
  • Device-to-Device authentication
  • Interoperability security challenges
  • IoST Technology

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