Blockchain security for 5G network using Internet of Things devices

Network of vehicles using Internet of Things (IoT) frameworks have efficient characteristics of modern intelligent transportation system with a few challenges in vehicular ad-hoc networks (VANETs). However, its security framework is required to manage trust management by preserving user privacy. Wireless mobile communication (5G) system is regarded as an outstanding technology that provide ultra-reliable with limited latency wireless communication services. By extension, integrating Software Defined Network (SDN) with 5G-VANET enhances global information gathering and network control. Therefore, real-time IoT application for monitoring transport services is efficiently supported. These ensures vehicular security on this framework. This paper provides a technical solution to a self-confidential framework for a smart transport system. This process exploiting IoT for vehicle communication by incorporating SDN and 5G technology. Due to some features of blockchain, this framework has been implemented to provide various alternative support for vehicular smart services. This involves real-time access to cloud to stream video information and protection management to vehicular network. The implemented framework presents a promising technique and reliable vehicular IoT environment while ensuring user privacy. Results of simulation presents that vehicular nodes/messages (malicious) and overhead is detected and the impact on network performance are satisfactory when deployed in large-scale network scenarios

Security in networks of unmanned aerial vehicles for surveillance with an agent-based approach inspired by the principles of blockchain

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can support surveillance even in areas without network infrastructure. However, UAV networks raise security challenges because of its dynamic topology. This paper proposes a technique for maintaining security in UAV networks in the context of surveillance, by corroborating information about events from different sources. In this way, UAV networks can conform peer-to-peer information inspired by the principles of blockchain, and detect compromised UAVs based on trust policies. The proposed technique uses a secure asymmetric encryption with a pre-shared list of official UAVs. Using this technique, the wrong information can be detected when an official UAV is physically hijacked. The novel agent based simulator ABS-SecurityUAV is used to validate the proposed approach. In our experiments, around 90% of UAVs were able to corroborate information about a person walking in a controlled area, while none of the UAVs corroborated fake information coming from a hijacked UAV

On the Security of the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Protocol

Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) is the communications protocol currently being rolled out as part of next generation air transportation systems. As the heart of modern air traffic control, it will play an essential role in the protection of two billion passengers per year, besides being crucial to many other interest groups in aviation. The inherent lack of security measures in the ADS-B protocol has long been a topic in both the aviation circles and in the academic community. Due to recently published proof-of-concept attacks, the topic is becoming ever more pressing, especially with the deadline for mandatory implementation in most airspaces fast approaching. This survey first summarizes the attacks and problems that have been reported in relation to ADS-B security. Thereafter, it surveys both the theoretical and practical efforts which have been previously conducted concerning these issues, including possible countermeasures. In addition, the survey seeks to go beyond the current state of the art and gives a detailed assessment of security measures which have been developed more generally for related wireless networks such as sensor networks and vehicular ad hoc networks, including a taxonomy of all considered approaches.Comment: Survey, 22 Pages, 21 Figure