The Internet of Things: New Interoperability, Management and Security Challenges

TL;DR

This paper surveys key challenges in IoT, including interoperability, management, security, and privacy, emphasizing the need for comprehensive technological solutions to enable widespread adoption.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of major IoT challenges and highlights the necessity for multifaceted approaches to address security, management, and privacy concerns.

Findings

Interoperability remains a significant challenge in IoT deployment.

Security and privacy issues are critical barriers to IoT adoption.

A multifaceted technological approach is essential for IoT success.

Abstract

The Internet of Things (IoT) brings connectivity to about every objects found in the physical space. It extends connectivity to everyday objects. From connected fridges, cars and cities, the IoT creates opportunities in numerous domains. However, this increase in connectivity creates many prominent challenges. This paper provides a survey of some of the major issues challenging the widespread adoption of the IoT. Particularly, it focuses on the interoperability, management, security and privacy issues in the IoT. It is concluded that there is a need to develop a multifaceted technology approach to IoT security, management, and privacy.