Chapter 9. Cloud Security for the IoT

This chapter provides a view into cloud services and security architectures designed to support the Internet of Things. Using cloud services and security best practices, organizations can operate and manage cross-organizational, multi-domain IoT deployments across trust boundaries. We examine Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud and security offerings, components offered by Cisco (Fog Computing), as well as Microsoft Azure.

Closely bound to cloud and cloud security are big data aspects of the IoT that require security. We will delve into IoT data storage, data analytics, and reporting systems along with best practices on how to secure these services. Securing the various facets of IoT in the cloud also requires us to address what elements of security are the responsibilities of the customer versus the cloud provider.

This chapter addresses IoT cloud services and cloud security through the following sections:

• Cloud services and the IoT: In this section we will...