Exploration of Solutions for Smart Cities: Challenges in Privacy and Security

Smart cities are improving the urban quality of life. The cities are providing more and more facilities to enhance the living standards of city residents. Implementation of smart cities has improved the services provided by various urban systems. Out of the various challenges being faced by smart cities, most important are the privacy / security of its residents and sanctity of data systems. Traditional cyber security protection policies cannot be applied directly to smart city applications. Furthermore, it is important to identify these cyber threats so as to design and implement effective countermeasures. In this paper we will focus on current measures being taken to counter privacy and security threats to smart cities, identify limitations of these measures and also present future trends in this field. This research allows users of the domain to select an appropriate technology for relevant security threat and to design smart cities application according to their needs.