SecMesh: An efficient information security method for stream processing in edge-fog-cloud

What is it about?

The management and processing of the data life-cycle produced by Internet of Things (IoT) devices through edge-fog-cloud infrastructures results key for organizations to derive useful information for decision-making processes. When managing health IoT data, organizations should implement strict security policies to face threats or mitigate risks arising in each infrastructure (any combination of edge, fog, or cloud), which is not a trivial task. In this paper, we present the design, development, and evaluation of SecMesh, an efficient information security method for stream processing in edge-fog-cloud infrastructures.

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Photo by Caspar Camille Rubin on Unsplash

Why is it important?

This method is based on a mesh model, where independent and generic security services are managed and coupled to securely manage edge-fog-cloud data flows. SecMesh also includes efficient processing schemes based on both parallel patterns and online/offline encryption to compensate the costs of security services and to produce a continuous secure data delivery/retrieval for applications deployed on edge-fog-cloud. A prototype of SecMesh was implemented to create edge-fog-cloud services, which was used to conduct a case study to manage electrocardiograms. The performance evaluation revealed the feasibility of SecMesh to build multiple efficient security services on heterogeneous infrastructures.