PMID- 34690484 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220202 IS - 1095-8592 (Electronic) IS - 1084-8045 (Print) IS - 1084-8045 (Linking) VI - 175 DP - 2021 Feb 1 TI - Security and Blockchain Convergence with Internet of Multimedia Things: Current Trends, Research Challenges and Future Directions. LID - 102918 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.jnca.2020.102918 [doi] AB - The Internet of Multimedia Things (IoMT) orchestration enables the integration of systems, software, cloud, and smart sensors into a single platform. The IoMT deals with scalar as well as multimedia data. In these networks, sensor-embedded devices and their data face numerous challenges when it comes to security. In this paper, a comprehensive review of the existing literature for IoMT is presented in the context of security and blockchain. The latest literature on all three aspects of security, i.e., authentication, privacy, and trust is provided to explore the challenges experienced by multimedia data. The convergence of blockchain and IoMT along with multimedia-enabled blockchain platforms are discussed for emerging applications. To highlight the significance of this survey, large-scale commercial projects focused on security and blockchain for multimedia applications are reviewed. The shortcomings of these projects are explored and suggestions for further improvement are provided. Based on the aforementioned discussion, we present our own case study for healthcare industry: a theoretical framework having security and blockchain as key enablers. The case study reflects the importance of security and blockchain in multimedia applications of healthcare sector. Finally, we discuss the convergence of emerging technologies with security, blockchain and IoMT to visualize the future of tomorrow's applications. FAU - Jan, Mian Ahmad AU - Jan MA AD - Department of Computer Science, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Pakistan. FAU - Cai, Jinjin AU - Cai J AD - College of Mechanical & Electric Engineering, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China. FAU - Gao, Xiang-Chuan AU - Gao XC AD - School of Information Engineering, Zhengzhou University, China. FAU - Khan, Fazlullah AU - Khan F AD - Department of Computer Science, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Pakistan. FAU - Mastorakis, Spyridon AU - Mastorakis S AD - College of Information Science & Technology, University of Nebraska Omaha, USA. FAU - Usman, Muhammad AU - Usman M AD - School of Science, Engineering and Information Technology, Federation University, Australia. FAU - Alazab, Mamoun AU - Alazab M AD - College of Engineering, IT and Environment, Charles Darwin University, NT, Australia. FAU - Watters, Paul AU - Watters P AD - School of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, Latrobe University, Australia. LA - eng GR - P20 GM109090/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article DEP - 20201127 PL - England TA - J Netw Comput Appl JT - Journal of network and computer applications (Online) JID - 101778012 PMC - PMC8528220 MID - NIHMS1693204 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Blockchain OT - Convergence OT - Emerging Applications OT - Internet of Multimedia Things OT - Internet of Things OT - Privacy OT - Security OT - Trust EDAT- 2021/10/26 06:00 MHDA- 2021/10/26 06:01 PMCR- 2022/02/01 CRDT- 2021/10/25 06:20 PHST- 2021/10/25 06:20 [entrez] PHST- 2021/10/26 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/10/26 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/02/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 102918 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.jnca.2020.102918 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Netw Comput Appl. 2021 Feb 1;175:102918. doi: 10.1016/j.jnca.2020.102918. Epub 2020 Nov 27.