Information and Future Internet Security, Trust and Privacy—4th Edition

Dear Colleagues,

Currently, the Internet of Things (IoT) enables billions of Internet-connected devices, e.g., smart sensors, to communicate and interact with each other over the network/Internet worldwide. IoT can offer remote monitoring and control, and is now being adopted in many domains. For example, it is the basis for smart cities, helping to achieve a better quality of life and a lower consumption of resources. In addition, smartphones are the most commonly used IoT devices, and can help control washing machines, refrigerators, or cars. However, the IoT also faces many challenges concerning information and Internet security. For example, attackers can impersonate a relay node, compromising the integrity of information during communications. When they control or infect several internal nodes in an IoT network, the security of the whole distributed environment would be greatly threatened. Therefore, there is a need to safeguard information and the Internet environment against the plethora of modern external and internal threats.

This Special Issue will focus on information and Internet security in an attempt to solicit the latest technologies, solutions, case studies, and prototypes surrounding this topic.

Prof. Dr. Weizhi Meng
Prof. Dr. Christian D. Jensen
Guest Editors

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