Safeguarding Tomorrow: Strengthening IoT-Enhanced Immersive Research Spaces with State-of-the-Art Cybersecurity

Abstract

While the next-generation technology is shaping the globe with very great foundations, the importance of the Internet of Things (IoT), augmented reality (AR), and virtual reality (VR) has become a great lead in research and education. This change finds its own space in IoT-Enhanced Immersive Research Spaces (IoT-IRS), which becomes a frontier that integrates these technologies and will inherit its own security challenges. While IoT-IRS offers great collaboration and its impressions in analyzing real-time data analysis and exploring the expansion, it also suffers from vulnerabilities that can be exploited for cyberattacks. This paper explores the prospects of the IoT, AR, and VR interplay and delves into the dynamic domain of these IoT-IRS infrastructures. Though this paper talks about the captivating prospects of the IoT-IRS, this also underscores the important role of cybersecurity in these domains. Through this paper, we emphasize the important role of fortifying data integrity, preserving privacy within shared virtual spaces, and establishing barriers against the evolving cyber landscape. In principle, this paper navigates the technology know-how and immersive possibilities, all the while remaining steadfast in its commitment to amplify the advancements of cybersecurity to tap the innovation and resilience of the technology it safeguards.

Received: 14 August 2023 | Revised: 28 August 2023 | Accepted: 14 September 2023

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest to this work.

Data Availability Statement

Data available on request from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

Author Contribution Statement

Sriranga Narasimha Gandhi Aryavalli: Conceptualization, Methodology, Software, Validation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Data curation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing, Visualization, Project administration; G. Hemantha Kumar: Conceptualization, Methodology, Validation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Resources, Data curation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing, Visualization, Supervision, Project administration.