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Practical Industrial Internet of Things Security

By : Sravani Bhattacharjee
Book Image

Practical Industrial Internet of Things Security

By: Sravani Bhattacharjee

Overview of this book

Securing connected industries and autonomous systems is of primary concern to the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) community. Unlike cybersecurity, cyber-physical security directly ties to system reliability as well as human and environmental safety. This hands-on guide begins by establishing the foundational concepts of IIoT security with the help of real-world case studies, threat models, and reference architectures. You’ll work with practical tools to design risk-based security controls for industrial use cases and gain practical knowledge of multi-layered defense techniques, including identity and access management (IAM), endpoint security, and communication infrastructure. You’ll also understand how to secure IIoT lifecycle processes, standardization, and governance. In the concluding chapters, you’ll explore the design and implementation of resilient connected systems with emerging technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. By the end of this book, you’ll be equipped with the all the knowledge required to design industry-standard IoT systems confidently.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
Dedication
Packt Upsell
Foreword
Contributors
Disclaimer
Preface
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Index

Defining edge, fog, and cloud computing


In the early 2000s, when Cisco's (then) CEO John Chambers coined the term Network as a Platform (INETNW), the era of cloud computing had just begun to take shape. Cloud computing is one of the disruptive technologies that set the stage for game-changing, "network-enabled" platforms, which are today considered massive growth engines for businesses.

Traditionally, computing resources had been hardware-based assets with fixed compute capacity, and collocated in enterprise premises. This model provided data proximity, data ownership, and data security benefits. However, when a business needs to scale up its compute capacity, then that would translate to significant capex increase and management costs.

A typical cloud computing framework turns this model around. Cloud computing equips third-party cloud providers to offer on-demand compute power, data storage, and application hosting services. Compute resources and applications no longer need to physically...