A Study on Security Considerations in IoT Environment and Data Protection Methodologies for Communication in Cloud Computing

Over recent years, we have witnessed the rapid growth of Internet-connected devices, ranging from very simple sensors to highly complex cloud servers shaping the Internet of Things (IoT). This paper depicts the impact and importance of cloud computing on IoT, as huge bytes of data generated by IoT devices require a proper system to retrieve data. IoT is used in various fields like industrial, medical, automobile and many more applications to ease human lives. As this technology is employed over various applications, the threats to IoT are also increasing. For secure communication in IoT, there is a requirement of various levels of security algorithms (like encryption techniques, etc.). We are working on the analytic exploration of data protection methodologies. Evolution and importance of Lightweight encryption techniques suitable for IoT environment are discussed. This paper also highlights the need for an End to End Encryption in the IoT environment. Signal protocol explained is a security protocol providing applications with end to end encryption. This paper concludes with several directions to future research on security considerations and solutions.