Edge and Fog Computing in Critical Infrastructures: Analysis, Security Threats, and Research Challenges
| Title | Edge and Fog Computing in Critical Infrastructures: Analysis, Security Threats, and Research Challenges |
| Publication Type | Conference Paper |
| Year of Publication | 2019 |
| Authors | Tedeschi, Pietro, Sciancalepore, Savio |
| Conference Name | 2019 IEEE European Symposium on Security and Privacy Workshops (EuroS PW) |
| Date Published | jun |
| Keywords | Airports, CI, cloud computing, communication technologies, critical infrastructures, edge computing, FMEC solutions, Fog Computing, Fog Computing and Security, gas extraction field, general security requirements, Internet of Things, IoT devices, multiaccess edge computing paradigms, natural gas technology, offshore installations, oil technology, pubcrawl, Resiliency, Scalability, sea ports, security, security issues, security of data, security threats, smart airport, smart offshore oil, smart port, while broad scenarios |
| Abstract | The increasing integration of information and communication technologies has undoubtedly boosted the efficiency of Critical Infrastructures (CI). However, the first wave of IoT devices, together with the management of enormous amount of data generated by modern CIs, has created serious architectural issues. While the emerging Fog and Multi-Access Edge Computing (FMEC) paradigms can provide a viable solution, they also bring inherent security issues, that can cause dire consequences in the context of CIs. In this paper, we analyze the applications of FMEC solutions in the context of CIs, with a specific focus on related security issues and threats for the specific while broad scenarios: a smart airport, a smart port, and a smart offshore oil and gas extraction field. Leveraging these scenarios, a set of general security requirements for FMEC is derived, together with crucial research challenges whose further investigation is cornerstone for a successful adoption of FMEC in CIs. |
| DOI | 10.1109/EuroSPW.2019.00007 |
| Citation Key | tedeschi_edge_2019 |
- natural gas technology
- while broad scenarios
- smart port
- smart offshore oil
- smart airport
- security threats
- security of data
- security issues
- security
- sea ports
- Scalability
- Resiliency
- pubcrawl
- oil technology
- offshore installations
- Airports
- multiaccess edge computing paradigms
- IoT devices
- Internet of Things
- general security requirements
- gas extraction field
- Fog Computing and Security
- Fog computing
- FMEC solutions
- edge computing
- critical infrastructures
- communication technologies
- Cloud Computing
- CI