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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

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It is perhaps worthwhile to note that there are other disruptive concepts, such as quantum computing and Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), that will redefine how we treat security today. Quantum computing, although rather nascent at present, uses the concept of quantum mechanical paradigms that could render current cryptography algorithms ineffective in several instances. The importance of hardware-based trust is now well acknowledged for industrial networks. MIT's physical unclonable function (PUF) is one of the emerging technologies to tamper-proof devices at the silicon level.

As noted earlier in this chapter, security is a dynamic discipline, where threats and countermeasures evolve with time. As such, product developers need to ensure that their solutions can stand the test of time-not just for a year or two, but for the foreseeable future. Emerging technologies and their impact on the security landscape in the years to come is a vital consideration in any...