A Survey on Intelligent Internet of Things: Applications, Security, Privacy, and Future Directions

The rapid advances in the Internet of Things (IoT) have promoted a revolution
in communication technology and offered various customer services. Artificial
intelligence (AI) techniques have been exploited to facilitate IoT operations
and maximize their potential in modern application scenarios. In particular,
the convergence of IoT and AI has led to a new networking paradigm called
Intelligent IoT (IIoT), which has the potential to significantly transform
businesses and industrial domains. This paper presents a comprehensive survey
of IIoT by investigating its significant applications in mobile networks, as
well as its associated security and privacy issues. Specifically, we explore
and discuss the roles of IIoT in a wide range of key application domains, from
smart healthcare and smart cities to smart transportation and smart industries.
Through such extensive discussions, we investigate important security issues in
IIoT networks, where network attacks, confidentiality, integrity, and intrusion
are analyzed, along with a discussion of potential countermeasures. Privacy
issues in IIoT networks were also surveyed and discussed, including data,
location, and model privacy leakage. Finally, we outline several key challenges
and highlight potential research directions in this important area.