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New Territory

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a giant network of connected devices and data they collect to affect the environment around them. The Internet of Things has the potential to allow automation and autonomous control to a degree not previously seen, much less imagined. Although not strictly a part of the IoT, cloud computing has made the IoT possible by making massive storage and computing power available for applications throughout the world.

In this chapter we provide an overview of the architecture, capabilities, and security challenges of the computing paradigm composed of cloud and of IoT and ...

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