Mobile and Wireless Network Security and Privacy

Dear Colleagues,

The field of mobile computing is the merger of advances in computing and communications with the aim of providing a seamless and ubiquitous computing environment for mobile users. The need for information anywhere and at any time has been a driving force for the increasing growth in mobile networks and devices. Over the years, there has been a rapid proliferation of a plethora of wireless networking technologies ranging from fifth-generation cellular networks (5-G standards), Wi-Fi (802.11), PAN (802.15), MANETS, Cognitive radio networks to the Internet of Things. Moreover, in the recent past, there has been an exponential improvement in the capacity and performance of such mobile and wireless technologies, which has led to a range of information and services being offered over such platforms. Without doubt, the ability to communicate continuously and effectively is proving to be critical for both everyday life and business productivity. However, security remains the chief concern for mobile and wireless networks. Amid a rapidly changing and constantly evolving cyber threat landscape, individuals and organisations are struggling to best adapt to this new way of living and working. There is not only a need to preserve the integrity, confidentiality and availability of resources and the network, but it is also crucial to safeguard users’ privacy and anonymity.

This Special Issue will provide a broad platform to showcase novel research on all aspects of security and privacy in state-of-the-art mobile and wireless networks along with trade-off between security and performance. Submissions of scientific results from experts in academia and industry worldwide are strongly encouraged. Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:

• Lightweight and energy-aware privacy-enhancing cryptographic techniques and algorithms for mobile and wireless networks;
• Key management and public key infrastructure in mobile and wireless computing;
• Prevention of DoS and DDoS attacks in mobile and wireless networks;
• Reasoning about security and privacy in mobile and wireless networks;
• Security, privacy and anonymity in mobile and wireless computing;
• Economics of information security and privacy in wireless and mobile networks;
• Authentication, auditing and accountability in mobile and wireless networks;
• Security protocols and architectures for WLANs, PANs, 5G and next-generation mobile networks;
• Security and privacy features in wireless wearable devices and implants;
• Security and privacy in resource-starved wireless devices and networks;
• Security and trust in cognitive radio networks;
• Location privacy and anonymity;
• Fraud analysis, intrusion and anomaly detection;
• Mobile ad hoc and sensor network security;
• Security and privacy issues in opportunistic and delay-tolerant networks;
• Security and privacy in pervasive computing;
• Trust establishment, negotiation and management.

Dr. Rajan Shankaran
Dr. Wei Ni
Guest Editors

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