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Fog Computing: Security Challenges and Countermeasures

by Zain Ashi, Mohammad Al-Fawa'reh, Mustafa Al-Fayoumi
International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 175 - Number 15
Year of Publication: 2020
Authors: Zain Ashi, Mohammad Al-Fawa'reh, Mustafa Al-Fayoumi
10.5120/ijca2020920648

Zain Ashi, Mohammad Al-Fawa'reh, Mustafa Al-Fayoumi . Fog Computing: Security Challenges and Countermeasures. International Journal of Computer Applications. 175, 15 ( Aug 2020), 30-36. DOI=10.5120/ijca2020920648

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author = { Zain Ashi, Mohammad Al-Fawa'reh, Mustafa Al-Fayoumi },
title = { Fog Computing: Security Challenges and Countermeasures },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { Aug 2020 },
volume = { 175 },
number = { 15 },
month = { Aug },
year = { 2020 },
issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 30-36 },
numpages = {9},
url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume175/number15/31531-2020920648/ },
doi = { 10.5120/ijca2020920648 },
publisher = {Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA},
address = {New York, USA}
}
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%A Zain Ashi
%A Mohammad Al-Fawa'reh
%A Mustafa Al-Fayoumi
%T Fog Computing: Security Challenges and Countermeasures
%J International Journal of Computer Applications
%@ 0975-8887
%V 175
%N 15
%P 30-36
%D 2020
%I Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Abstract

Innovative technologies such as cloud computing systems provide global cooperative services for end users and medium-large companies. Fog computing extends cloud computing storage networking and computing capabilities to edge and backbone servers on the cloud for Internet of Things (IoT) devices, to optimize efficiency with low latency, location awareness, and geographical distribution applications. One of the considerable difficulties facing fog computing systems is security and privacy challenges. This survey reviews current fog computing system architectures, their features, security challenges associated with IoT devices, and existing countermeasures, in order to guide researchers to find comprehensive solutions to reduce the security risks related to fog computing systems.

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Index Terms

Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

IoT Cloud Edge Computing Fog Computing Security.