Security in Smart Cities: Models, Applications, and Challenges (2024)

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Security in Smart Cities: Models, Applications, and Challenges (2024)

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What are the challenges of smart city security? ›

Here are the primary cybersecurity risks smart cities face that they need to proactively protect themselves against.
  • Man-in-the-middle Attack. ...
  • Device Hijacking. ...
  • Data Theft. ...
  • Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) ...
  • Permanent Denial of Service (PDoS) ...
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Why information security is a problem for smart cities? ›

The interconnectedness of devices and systems in Smart Cities creates a vast attack surface, making them susceptible to cyber-attacks ranging from data breaches to infrastructure disruptions.

What is smart security in smart city? ›

Smart Security explained

When data is integrated from various sensors and security devices, it becomes feasible to achieve rapid response and coordination among key stakeholders. This approach offers the opportunity to detect and map potential hazards, facilitating a proactive approach to ensuring safety and security.

What are the problems with data security when smart devices are used in cities? ›

The role of software within smart cities is essential, but it brings some privacy and security issues such as exchange of application data, problems related to tracking, effects of hacking, authentication of datasets, increase in personal data thefts, access to information in data centres, effect of other applications ...

What are the risks of cybersecurity in smart city technologies? ›

Cyberattacks could generate significant damage, including the shut- down or compromising of vital services such as electricity or water. In numerous cases, ransomware attacks have even locked city staff from municipal computers and networks, bringing operations to a halt until large payments are made.

What is the smart city challenge? ›

By challenging American cities to use emerging transportation technologies to address their most pressing problems, the Smart City Challenge aimed to spread innovation through a mixture of competition, collaboration, and experimentation. But the Smart City Challenge was about more than just technology.

How to secure smart cities? ›

Let's take a look at other steps smart cities can take to bolster their security posture.
  1. Zero Trust/Data Encryption. ...
  2. Third-Party Risk Management. ...
  3. Network Segmentation/Microsegmentation. ...
  4. Supply Chain Management. ...
  5. Authentication.

What are the risks of privacy in smart cities? ›

Cases such as unauthorized access to surveillance cameras in smart city networks or breaches in interconnected IoT devices have demonstrated potential vulnerabilities. These breaches can lead to the exposure of sensitive personal information, compromising citizens' privacy on a massive scale.

What is the disadvantage of smart city? ›

Insight from top 4 papers. Smart cities offer many benefits, but they also have associated risks and dangers that could outweigh the advantages. Concerns about smart cities include data privacy, unequal access to technology, and the need for collaboration across sectors 1.

What is smart security solutions? ›

The Everbridge smart security solutions provide a comprehensive view of physical locations and assets, reduce training and security costs, and alert on potential risks so organizations can respond to emergencies faster. Corporate security. Global security operations center (GSOC) Financial services security.

How does smart security work? ›

Security camera: Smart security cameras hook up to Wi-Fi, enabling us to livestream footage of our system remotely and receive notifications when our cameras detect movement, people, or packages.

How are smart cities safe? ›

Smart city planners typically use data from traffic and transportation systems, power plants and utilities, waste management, and their public safety system to improve the lives of residents. Smart cities are therefore safer and more efficient cities, thanks to big data.

What is the security challenge of protecting smart cities? ›

Smart cities face multiple security challenges due to interconnected networks and devices. Protecting data and privacy is a major concern in securing smart cities. Cyberattacks on critical infrastructure pose a significant threat to smart cities.

What security concerns do you have with smart devices? ›

Smart home devices can be hacked by malicious actors who want to access your data, spy on you, or cause damage. Hackers can exploit vulnerabilities in the device software, firmware, or hardware, or use phishing, malware, or brute force attacks to gain access to your network or accounts.

Why is cyber security important for smart cities? ›

Smart city cybersecurity risks

Driving improvements in efficiency and safety are key priorities for city officials. To achieve this, more cities are moving to become 'smarter' through the use of technology, the foundations for which are connected devices and data.

What are the risks of smart city projects? ›

Discussion: The main risks of creating and developing a Smart City can be combined into several groups: technological, political, risks of human capital, security, inequality, organizational and financial, preservation of social space.

What are the concerns of smart city privacy? ›

Privacy concerns related to smart cities and communities tend to fall into three categories: data security, commercial use of data, and government surveillance.

What are the key ethical challenges to smart city Programmes? ›

Other issues include new and more extensive governance regimes; predictive profiling to differentially treat people; nudging behaviours; biases in data and AI systems and a lack of transparency and accountability; control creep, wherein technologies deployed for one purpose are extended to another; redlining, digital ...

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