Secure Computing for the Internet of Things and Network Edges: Protecting Communication in the Worldwide Network of Devices

The Internet of Things (IoT) is focused on architectures and protocols for the efficient interconnection of heterogeneous things, deployment of infrastructure, and creation of value-added services. The IoT has become an emerging technology, where more than 50 billion things will be connected to the Internet by 2020, and data in the network will grow by another 1,000 times. The framework of the IoT is the backbone for several applications, such as smart cities and smart homes, where most of the data move to the cloud for further evaluation because of the resource poverty of IoT devices.