Zero Trust Security and Multifactor Authentication in Fog Computing Environment

This quantitative correlational research study aimed to investigate the factors affecting the implementation of zero-trust security and multifactor authentication (MFA) in a fog computing environment. Fog computing is an emerging decentralized technology that extends cloud computing capabilities near the user. A fog computing environment helps in faster communication with the internet of things (IoT) devices and reduces data transmission overheads. However, the use of fog computing technology in information technology (IT) organizations is minimal in the United States. Many IT organizations lack trust in fog computing security, and these security issues can compromise high-priority systems within the network. Robust security mechanisms such as zero trust security and MFA are effective in non-perimeter-based systems such as the fog computing environment. This research study used the extended technology acceptance model (TAM) as the theoretical framework to evaluate the relationship between independent variables perceived usability, perceived ease of use, perceived security, perceived reliability, and dependent variable fog computing security adoption in IT. The study conducted a survey and collected samples from 125 IT professionals with experience in cloud/fog computing and zero-trust security. The study’s results suggested that robust security mechanisms are necessary to use fog computing in the IT industry successfully.

本定量相关性研究旨在探究影响雾计算环境中零信任安全及多因素认证（MFA）实施的因素。雾计算作为一种新兴的去中心化技术，拓展了云计算在用户附近的计算能力。雾计算环境有助于与物联网（IoT）设备进行更快的通信，并降低数据传输开销。然而，在美国，信息技术（IT）组织对雾计算技术的应用相对较少。众多IT组织对雾计算的安全性缺乏信任，而这些安全问题可能会危及网络中的高优先级系统。零信任安全及多因素认证等稳健的安全机制在非边界型系统，如雾计算环境中，显示出其有效性。本研究以扩展的技术接受模型（TAM）作为理论框架，评估了感知易用性、感知易用性、感知安全性、感知可靠性等自变量与IT行业雾计算安全采用等因变量之间的关系。研究通过调查，收集了125名具有云/雾计算和零信任安全经验的IT专业人员的样本。研究结果指出，在IT行业成功应用雾计算需要稳健的安全机制。