Cyber-Security Threats and Side-Channel Attacks for Digital Agriculture

Adel Alahmadi (1) , Saeed Rehman (2) , Husein Alhazmi (1) , David Glynn (2) , Hatoon Shoaib (1) , Patrick Solé (3)

1 KAU - King Abdul Aziz University
2 Flinders University [Adelaide, Australia]
3 I2M - Institut de Mathématiques de Marseille

The invention of smart low-power devices and ubiquitous Internet connectivity have facilitated the shift of many labour-intensive jobs into the digital domain. The shortage of skilled workforce and the growing food demand have led the agriculture sector to adapt to the digital transformation. Smart sensors and systems are used to monitor crops, plants, the environment, water, soil moisture, and diseases. The transformation to digital agriculture would improve the quality and quantity of food for the ever-increasing human population. This paper discusses the security threats and vulnerabilities to digital agriculture, which are overlooked in other published articles. It also provides a comprehensive review of the side-channel attacks (SCA) specific to digital agriculture, which have not been explored previously. The paper also discusses the open research challenges and future directions.

Mots clés: cryptography; digital agriculture; smart agriculture; smart farming; security threats

Domaines: Sciences et techniques de l'agriculture; Cryptographie et sécurité [cs.CR]

Adel Alahmadi, Saeed Rehman, Husein Alhazmi, David Glynn, Hatoon Shoaib, et al.. Cyber-Security Threats and Side-Channel Attacks for Digital Agriculture. Sensors, 2022, 22 (9), pp.3520. ⟨10.3390/s22093520⟩. ⟨hal-03660078⟩