@article{elhoudaSecureZeroTouchTactile2026,

title = {Toward a Secure Zero-Touch Tactile Internet: Challenges and Opportunities},

author = {Z. A. El Houda and H. Moudoud},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105025652094?origin=resultslist},

doi = {10.1109/MCOM.001.2500259},

issn = {01636804 (ISSN)},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-01-01},

journal = {IEEE Communications Magazine},

volume = {64},

number = {1},

pages = {56–62},

publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.},

abstract = {Tactile Internet (TI) is a new generation of communication networks, extending beyond 5G/6G capabilities to achieve ultra-low latency, ultra-responsive, ultra-high availability, and ultra-high reliability communication services and thus enabling a new era of real-time applications, such as virtual reality, remote surgery, and autonomous driving. TI is expected to revolutionize many industries, including healthcare, transportation, and manufacturing. Despite recent TI initiatives, security aspects remain largely unexplored. TI presents several security challenges due to the increased complexity of the network and the criticality of the applications it supports. Thus, security aspects must be carefully designed to ensure that the benefits of the TI are not outweighed by the risks. In this article, we will initially identify the leading factors that drive TI, with regard to their applications and related technological trends, with respect to ETSI's Zero-touch Service Management (ZSM) principles. Then, we shed light on the primary security challenges, the current missing building blocks toward secure TI, and propose some potential solutions. Finally, we conclude the article with several recommendations and observations for the roadmap toward secure TI. Ultimately, the focus of this article is to establish a foundation for more in-depth research on TI security. © 1979-2012 IEEE.},

keywords = {Communication service, Communications networks, High availability, High reliability, Low latency, Network security, Real-time application, Remote surgery, Security aspects, Security challenges, Tactile sensors, Ultra-high, virtual reality},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}