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.
