Chapter 9 Digital Twins for Secure Software Updates to Maintain IoT Device Trustworthiness

By Rustem Dautov, SINTEF Digital, Forskningsveien 1, 0373 Oslo, Norway, rustem.dautov@sintef.no | Hui Song, SINTEF Digital, Forskningsveien 1, 0373 Oslo, Norway, hui.song@sintef.no | Shukun Tokas, SINTEF Digital, Forskningsveien 1, 0373 Oslo, Norway, shukun.tokas@sintef.no

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Published: 07 May 2025

© 2025 Rustem Dautov | Hui Song | Shukun Tokas

Abstract

Comprehensive analysis to securing software updates for IoT devices, a critical aspect of maintaining trust and security in IoT ecosystems. It explores the challenges of managing updates in dynamic IoT environments and introduces a novel approach using Digital Twins to enhance the software update lifecycle. The chapter details the integration of Digital Twins with existing security frameworks, emphasizing the benefits of this approach in terms of timeliness, reliability, and scalability. It also presents a proof-of-concept implementation and discusses the practical implications for real-world IoT deployments.