An Enhanced Secured IOT Model for Enterprise Architecture

Abstract

Enterprise architecture (EA) is a comprehensive way of helping an organization to achieve its desire objectives. Recent research shows the requirement of EA in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). There is strong empirical evidence affirming that SMEs are a major job creation in any economy. However, the analysis also clearly shows that the sector is very diverse. With the advent of the Internet of Things (IoT), a new paradigm for driving digital innovation in EA has emerged. IoT enabled interactions between machines and devices to communicate globally. It also spurred new digital innovation used to deliver value-added services in a wide range of industries. There is a risk that promoting IoT in EA due to their large contribution to employment, without adequate provision for security may result in a trade-off between quantity and the security of EA. In view of this, this paper proposed an enhanced IoT ecosystem architecture with a security layer to enforce the security policies for each of EA IoT layers. The paper also presents the IoT service business model.