Toward a Secure 5G-Enabled Internet of Things: A Survey on Requirements, Privacy, Security, Challenges, and Opportunities

5G and the Internet of Things (IoT) are a potent combination that offers a vast IoT infrastructure that can support billions of connected devices while maintaining reliability, affordability, and high-speed connectivity. Nevertheless, the integration of 5G-enabled IoT has received insufficient attention from security analysts, engineers, and researchers, resulting in a lack of information and viable solutions. This study investigates the benefits and issues associated with 5G-enabled IoT, including its privacy and security concerns as well as the technology drivers that enable its various layers. By incorporating 5G technology into IoT, several enhancements have been achieved, including enhanced reliability, simplicity, practicability, analysis, efficiency, agility, flexibility, and accessibility. To achieve the full potential of 5G for IoT, however, researchers must also address…