Cybersecurity for Industrial IoT (IIoT): Threats, countermeasures, challenges and future directions

Sri Harsha Mekala; Zubair Baig; Adnan Anwar; Sherali Zeadally

doi:10.1016/j.comcom.2023.06.020

Cybersecurity for Industrial IoT (IIoT): Threats, countermeasures, challenges and future directions

Sri Harsha Mekala, Zubair Baig, Adnan Anwar, Sherali Zeadally

School of Information Science

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Abstract

IIoT is evolving as the future of system and process integration across Operations Technology (OT) and Information Technology (IT). The dynamic nature of OT and IT across diverse industrial sectors has led to the emergence of evolving threats which are challenging to address. We present a holistic analysis of the IIoT paradigm, identifying specific domains of IIoT adoption, assessing threats and vulnerabilities, and providing a detailed analysis of existing countermeasures. We also identify future research directions in IIoT cybersecurity to address future threats and vulnerabilities.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	294-320
Number of pages	27
Journal	Computer Communications
Volume	208
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comcom.2023.06.020
State	Published - Aug 1 2023

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Keywords

Cloud computing
Edge computing
Forensics
Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)
Information Control Systems (CPSs)
Information Technology (IT)
Operational Technology (OT)
Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)
Threats
Vulnerabilities

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Computer Networks and Communications

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