Pritchard, SWHancke, GPAbu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI2018-03-162018-03-162017-07Pritchard, S.W., Hancke, G.P. and Abu-Mahfouz, A.M.I. 2017. Security in software-defined wireless sensor networks: threats, challenges and potential solutions. 2017 IEEE 15th International Conference on Industrial Informatics (INDIN), 24-26 July 2017, Emden, Germany978-1-5386-0837-1978-1-5386-0838-82378-363Xhttp://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8104765/DOI: 10.1109/INDIN.2017.8104765http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10111Copyright: 2017 IEEE. Due to copyright restrictions, the attached PDF file contains the accepted version of the published paper. For access to the published item, please consult the publisher's website.A Software-Defined Wireless Sensor Network (SD-WSN) is a recently developed model which is expected to play a large role not only in the development of the Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm but also as a platform for other applications such as smart water management. This model makes use of a Software-Defined Networking (SDN) approach to manage a Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) in order to solve most of the inherent issues surrounding WSNs. One of the most important aspects of any network, is security. This is an area that has received little attention within the development of SDWSNs, as most research addresses security concerns within SDN and WSNs independently. There is a need for research into the security of SDWSN. Some concepts from both SDN and WSN security can be adjusted to suit the SDWSN model while others cannot. Further research is needed into consolidating SDN and WSN security measures to consider security in SDWSN. Threats, challenges and potential solutions to securing SDWSN are presented by considering both the WSN and SDN paradigms.enInternet of ThingsIoTSecurity threatsSoftware-Defined NetworkingSDNWireless Sensor NetworkWSNConference PresentationPritchard, S., Hancke, G., & Abu-Mahfouz, A. M. (2017). Security in software-defined wireless sensor networks: threats, challenges and potential solutions. IEEE. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10111Pritchard, SW, GP Hancke, and Adnan MI Abu-Mahfouz. "Security in software-defined wireless sensor networks: threats, challenges and potential solutions." (2017): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10111Pritchard S, Hancke G, Abu-Mahfouz AM, Security in software-defined wireless sensor networks: threats, challenges and potential solutions; IEEE; 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10111 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Pritchard, SW AU - Hancke, GP AU - Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI AB - A Software-Defined Wireless Sensor Network (SD-WSN) is a recently developed model which is expected to play a large role not only in the development of the Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm but also as a platform for other applications such as smart water management. This model makes use of a Software-Defined Networking (SDN) approach to manage a Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) in order to solve most of the inherent issues surrounding WSNs. One of the most important aspects of any network, is security. This is an area that has received little attention within the development of SDWSNs, as most research addresses security concerns within SDN and WSNs independently. There is a need for research into the security of SDWSN. Some concepts from both SDN and WSN security can be adjusted to suit the SDWSN model while others cannot. Further research is needed into consolidating SDN and WSN security measures to consider security in SDWSN. Threats, challenges and potential solutions to securing SDWSN are presented by considering both the WSN and SDN paradigms. DA - 2017-07 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Internet of Things KW - IoT KW - Security threats KW - Software-Defined Networking KW - SDN KW - Wireless Sensor Network KW - WSN LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2017 SM - 978-1-5386-0837-1 SM - 978-1-5386-0838-8 SM - 2378-363X T1 - Security in software-defined wireless sensor networks: threats, challenges and potential solutions TI - Security in software-defined wireless sensor networks: threats, challenges and potential solutions UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10111 ER -