Current research on Internet of Things (IoT) security: A survey

The results of IoT failures can be severe, therefore, the study and research in security issues in the IoT is of extreme significance. The main objective of IoT security is to preserve privacy, confidentiality, ensure the security of the users, infrastructures, data, and devices of the IoT, and guarantee the availability of the services offered by an IoT ecosystem. Thus, research in IoT security has recently been gaining much momentum with the help of the available simulation tools, modellers, and computational and analysis platforms. This paper presents an analysis of recent research in IoT security from 2016 to 2018, its trends and open issues. The main contribution of this paper is to provide an overview of the current state of IoT security research, the relevant tools, IoT modellers and simulators. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.