SECURITY ISSUES AND CHALLENGES IN A SMART CITY

The smart city is a new phenomenon that has emerged in the recent times. It has evolved from innovations in ICT that, while they create new socio-economic opportunities, there are challenges to our security and expectation of privacy. Hence the cities will need to be smart. Though city life provides basic amenities to its residents, but smart city technology can bring development to businesses, environment, and houses and enhance agriculture, save energy. People are already communicating through smart phones & gadgets. The security and privacy of these automated systems within a city will play a leading role in smart cities. The security of these smart devices and systems & privacy of their data has become an important point of research in today's scenario. This paper mainly focuses on various issues and challenges related to smart city security and also suggest solutions that are helpful in making a city smart and secure in a more advanced manner.