Information Security in Telecommunication Systems
A special issue of Future Internet (ISSN 1999-5903). This special issue belongs to the section "Smart System Infrastructure and Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 December 2025) | Viewed by 3718
Special Issue Editors
Interests: network security; network measurement
Interests: complex system modeling; intelligent control and optimization; machine learning
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Post-5G or 6G telecommunication infrastructure has become important in modern society, supporting the needs of daily communications. However, with the increasing complexity of network environments and the rapid influx of access devices, information security has gradually become a key factor restricting the development of telecommunication infrastructure. On the one hand, cyberattacks are becoming increasingly diverse and sophisticated. Hackers, malware, and other threats continue to launch attacks on telecommunication infrastructure, trying to steal important data and disrupt the normal operation of the system. This situation will lead to the disclosure of user privacy and may cause extensive communication failure, seriously affecting social and economic activities. On the other hand, the complexity of telecommunication infrastructure itself also brings difficulties to information security. Large network architectures, numerous access points, and constantly updated technologies can create new security vulnerabilities.
The goal of this Special Issue is to provide the latest research methods on information security in post-5G or 6G telecommunication infrastructures. Theoretical and technical methods related with big data analysis and encryption techniques in telecommunication infrastructure are also encouraged.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Intrusion detection and attack defense in post-5G or 6G;
- Privacy computing in post-5G or 6G;
- Trust management and access control in post-5G or 6G;
- Vulnerability discovery and patching in post-5G or 6G;
- Edge computing in post-5G or 6G;
- New data structure for big data analysis in post-5G or 6G;
- Encryption techniques in post-5G or 6G;
- Hardware security in post-5G or 6G;
- Virtualized resource security in post-5G or 6G;
- Experience reports on security and privacy issues of post-5G or 6G.
Dr. Xuyang Jing
Dr. Xian Li
Dr. Cong Wang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- post-5G or 6G
- information security
- intrusion detection
- privacy computing
- trust management
- big data analysis
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