Alimi, KOAOuahada, KAbu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIRimer, S2020-10-272020-10-272020-10Alimi, K.O.A., Ouahada, K., Abu-Mahfouz, A.M.I. & Rimer, S. 2020. A survey on the security of low power wide area networks: Threats, challenges, and potential solutions. Sensors, vol. 20(20). pp. 1-191424-82201424-3210doi.org/10.3390/s20205800https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/20https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/20/5800http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11637© 2020 by the authors. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licenseLow power wide area network (LPWAN) is among the fastest growing networks in Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. Owing to varieties of outstanding features which include long range communication and low power consumption, LPWANs are fast becoming the most widely deployed connectivity standards in IoT domain. However, this promising network are exposed to various security and privacy threats and challenges. For reliable connectivity within networks, the security and privacy challenges need to be effectively addressed with proper mitigation protocol in place. In this paper, a comprehensive review on the security feature of LPWAN is presented. The paper mainly focuses on analyzing LPWAN’s key cybersecurity architecture and it present a significant emphasis on how the LPWAN is highly attractive to intruders and attackers. This paper aims at summarizing recent research works on key LPWAN security challenges such as replay attack, denial-of-service attack, worm hole attack, and eavesdropping attack, the effect of the attacks, and most importantly the various approaches proposed in the literature for the attacks’ mitigation. The paper concludes by highlighting major research gaps and future directions for the successful deployment of LPWAN.enCIA triadConfidentiality, Integrity, and AvailabilityInternet of ThingsIoTLow Power Wide Area NetworksLPWANOnline security attacksSigfoxArticleAlimi, K., Ouahada, K., Abu-Mahfouz, A. M., & Rimer, S. (2020). A survey on the security of low power wide area networks: Threats, challenges, and potential solutions. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11637Alimi, KOA, K Ouahada, Adnan MI Abu-Mahfouz, and S Rimer "A survey on the security of low power wide area networks: Threats, challenges, and potential solutions." (2020) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11637Alimi K, Ouahada K, Abu-Mahfouz AM, Rimer S. A survey on the security of low power wide area networks: Threats, challenges, and potential solutions. 2020; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11637.TY - Article AU - Alimi, KOA AU - Ouahada, K AU - Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI AU - Rimer, S AB - Low power wide area network (LPWAN) is among the fastest growing networks in Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. Owing to varieties of outstanding features which include long range communication and low power consumption, LPWANs are fast becoming the most widely deployed connectivity standards in IoT domain. However, this promising network are exposed to various security and privacy threats and challenges. For reliable connectivity within networks, the security and privacy challenges need to be effectively addressed with proper mitigation protocol in place. In this paper, a comprehensive review on the security feature of LPWAN is presented. The paper mainly focuses on analyzing LPWAN’s key cybersecurity architecture and it present a significant emphasis on how the LPWAN is highly attractive to intruders and attackers. This paper aims at summarizing recent research works on key LPWAN security challenges such as replay attack, denial-of-service attack, worm hole attack, and eavesdropping attack, the effect of the attacks, and most importantly the various approaches proposed in the literature for the attacks’ mitigation. The paper concludes by highlighting major research gaps and future directions for the successful deployment of LPWAN. DA - 2020-10 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - CIA triad KW - Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability KW - Internet of Things KW - IoT KW - Low Power Wide Area Networks KW - LPWAN KW - Online security attacks KW - Sigfox LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2020 SM - 1424-8220 SM - 1424-3210 T1 - A survey on the security of low power wide area networks: Threats, challenges, and potential solutions TI - A survey on the security of low power wide area networks: Threats, challenges, and potential solutions UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11637 ER -