Network Security and Internet of Things

Abstract

Information security is the most critical component of the information system. It is also a challenge of the organizations to build a secure network. Every organization that developed its organizational network has faced security attacks, security risks, and vulnerabilities. Internet of things (IoT) is based on smart devices that connect with each other to formulate a complex network. Therefore, in order to build a secure traditional network and IoT network, understanding the basics of the network layers, network security, and different types of network attacks is essential for network security beginners who are interested in working in the field of information security. In this chapter, the authors reviewed the essential and most important concepts of information security, IoT, and explained these topics in an easy-to-understand way. Furthermore, the chapter discussed the basic level of information security challenges to familiarize the undergraduates and postgraduate students and IoT information security practitioners about it.

Security and Internet of Things: Benefits, Challenges, and Future Perspectives

“…Information security refers to an organization's desire to protect information while it is being transmitted over a network. The confidentiality of data, data veracity, and data exposure to the appropriate individual are the three goals of information security [58].…”

“…Pervasive computing enables the IoT to handle data and present the necessary graphical user interface. Information can be accessed through a computer system called cloud computing anywhere and anytime on the globe [58]. Table 3 groups several studies based on the data security environment.…”