Security and Privacy Challenges of Integrated Disruptive Technologies

Recently, many disruptive technologies have evolved dramatically rendering our world increasingly connected. As such, it is critical to consider what implications these technologies and their integrations have on security and privacy. This paper presents an overview of the integration pathways of some leading technologies today, namely, clouds, Internet of things, Big data, block chain, AI, and social media. The authors highlight the security and privacy challenges and future directions in these fields. First, the paper highlights how disruptive technologies leverage each other to overcome their limitations resulting in new business models worldwide. For example, Blockchain technology introduces robust solutions for challenging and critical IoT security problems. Then, the paper identifies security and privacy challenges that results from the integration perspectives of these technologies. The paper concluded by highlighting future challenges in this growing filed.