Safeguarding Business Intelligence in Industrial IoT Using Blockchain-Enhanced Security

In Industry 4.0, the rapid development of ICT has transformed various industries, including the Internet of Things and big data analytics, which introduces the concept of IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things). IIoT depends on data connectivity infrastructures, analytics, humans, and intelligent assets that store and transmit data to work. The IIoT network's large number of components also increases the possibility of security issues. The integration of Business Intelligence (BI) in Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) systems has exposed critical data to security threats. Existing security measures are inadequate, necessitating research into more robust solutions. This research aims to enhance the security of BI in Industrial IoT by leveraging blockchain technology. The objective is to design and implement a blockchain-based security framework to safeguard sensitive industrial data. The study presents a novel blockchain-enhanced security system for Industrial IoT, effectively safeguarding BI data. The evaluation demonstrates improved data integrity, confidentiality, and traceability, highlighting the potential of blockchain as a robust security solution in industrial settings. This paper also shows that integrating IIoT, Blockchain, and business intelligence can improve a firm's performance, which needs various types of data collection from different sources. Blockchain's essential qualities that greatly impact IIoT's security flaws are decentralization, immutability, and tamper-proof. This is why IIoT is a field in which blockchain technology is very important. The implications are going to be beneficial for smart industries in order to develop next-generation secure IIoT.