A Systematic Mapping of Patterns and Architectures for IoT Security

We have entered a vast digital revolution of the IoT era when everything is connected. The popularity of IoT applications makes security for IoT of paramount importance. Security patterns are based on domain-independent time-proven security knowledge and expertise. Can they be applied to IoT? We aim to draw a research landscape of patterns and architectures for IoT security by conducting a systematic mapping study. From more than a thousand of relevant papers, we have systematically identified and analyzed 24 papers that have been published around patterns for IoT security (and privacy). Our analysis shows that there is a rise in the number of publications addressing security patterns in the two recent years. However, there are gaps in this research area that can be filled in to promote the use of patterns for IoT security and privacy.