ABSTRACT
The Smart Cities are being developed all over the world. These IoT based Smart Cities are full of self-sufficient advanced solutions. However, with all these smart products and concepts, the security vulnerabilities are rising. These days most of the people are equipped with smart devices and this increases the ratio of damage in case of any security breach. There are so many fields in which these devices are becoming a part such as health care systems, security gadgets, fitness trackers and other automated smart machines. The ratio of these devices is high in urban areas as compared to rural areas. There are two main concerns, which are addressed in almost every research, and they are Security and Protection. Any security breach in these Smart Cities can jeopardize the whole system and expose the operational or user data to the hackers. However, it is hard to keep all technologies secure because smart devices are becoming part of our daily life. The manufacturers are concerned more towards making these devices more efficient and portable and due to this they overlook the factor of cyber security. Researchers are trying to solve this problem by working on new ways to solve these security issues without compromising the overall working of these smart devices. We have presented guidelines that include information about the best practices related to usage of these devices in Smart Cities. This chapter presents a novel theoretical framework by singling out numerous viewpoints on governing the cyber secure Smart Cities. Further it identifies suitable approaches and framework to transform legacy urban governess into new concept of governing cyber secure Smart Cities. Analysis is purely based on an extensive literature review, proposes a framework to provide a realistic blueprint and suggests implementation of Secure Smart Governance at City Level for underdeveloped countries that possess meagre resources and densely populated metropolitan cities. Association between safe Smart City architecture and a legacy Smart City system is analyzed. Proposed framework focus on cyber security illustrates implementing cyber secure Smart Cities in parallel with all elements / data of ICT systems rather make mandatory part of any transformation of a traditional city into a secure Smart City.
