A Blockchain Solution for Enhancing Cybersecurity Defence of IoT

Cybersecurity in the Internet of Things in Industrial Management

“…The literature review we present in this piece of literature, also suggest a set of security solutions for cordless sensor networks with respect to IoT [48,49,50]. In par-ticular, in terms of network computing, of decentralized architectures, made up of countless objects [15], such as the Blockchain [25] and cloud computing systems that ease network management and configuration [51,52], ameliorating thus the IoT secu-rity [53], through sensors that optimize the sending of data, avoiding thus the redun-dancy in the wireless channels by systems such as big data that improve networking [18,30,54,55].…”

“…The primary concern for cyber security relies thus upon intrusion detection [23], in where physical or cloud computer activi-ties are monitored through analysis of system vulnerabilities and activity patterns [24]. The attacks could assume the form of, for example, Denial-Delay-of-Service (DDoS) [13], malicious IPs [25] and Data Manipulation [26], with ensuing outcomes, such as loss of information, operational losses and health damage [22,27].…”

“…Thus, the internet technology, although presenting countless advantages, poses serious threats, as well [28]. IoT applications cover consequently a wide range of artifacts, from a smart home [25] to a huge smart factory [6], of smart grids [13]. In all mentioned cases, the correspondent devices are complemented with wireless interfaces of wireless sensor network (WSN) that constitutes a key IoT technology [1,2] to the wide stream of IoT systems, in particular 'smart grid', 'internet of thing' , 'manufac-turing systems', 'smart cities', and 'cloud computing in transport and smart homes [6,8,11,25] In the one hand, in the case of Smart Home, it is advisable to protect sensors identities from being recognized through wireless communication environment networks, while keeping the software up to date, from trustable vendors and cloud providers [1].in the other hand, in the case of smart cities, to which many population will tend to migrate, IoT offer multiple services such as smart parking, environmental, waste, wa-ter and traffic management and energy consumption monitoring, through operations that comprehend across IoT, its energy and architecture efficiency, mitigating its en-vironmental effects, always aware of its context interplay [26,29].…”

“…Decentralized architectures of IoT devices have been a current debate. Last achievements on blockchain technologies, for example, allowed the use of a smart ecosystem, able to support cybersecurity mechanisms across distinct sectors such as the smart homes installations, focusing on the immutability of users and devices as well as the dynamic and immutable management of blocked malicious IPs [25]; in multiple industrial applications, healthcare, finance, and government [20] and in terms of solutions for cyber security problems such as Accountability, Traceability and Identification [12].…”

Cybersecurity in the Internet of Things in Industrial Management

“…Thus, the primary concern for cybersecurity relies upon intrusion detection [23], in which physical or cloud computer activities are monitored through analysis of system vulnerabilities and activity patterns [24]. Attacks may take the form of distributed denial of service (DDoS) [13], malicious IPs [25], and data manipulation [26], for instance, with ensuing outcomes such as loss of information, operational losses, and health damage [22,27].…”