Security of Computer System and Network

A special issue of Future Internet (ISSN 1999-5903). This special issue belongs to the section "Cybersecurity".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 January 2026 | Viewed by 490

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Key Laboratory of Trustworthy Distributed Computing and Service, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100876, China
Interests: hardware security; hardware vulnerability mining; physical unclonable function; secure architecture design
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School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA
Interests: network modeling and optimization; IoT; cyber–physical systems; smart grid systems; network economics; wireless networks; social networks; cybersecurity; resource management; reinforcement learning; human behavior modeling; concentrated solar power systems
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Computer systems and networks are the foundation of modern society, and their security is critical to the security of the entire information system. However, vulnerabilities and attacks seriously threaten the security of data and finance, which also indicates that current computer systems and networks are not fully secure. In fact, the security of computer systems and networks has become a focus of recent research and attracted greater attention from researchers and industry.

Computer systems and networks are becoming increasingly complex and diverse; therefore, it is now urgent to detect the potential vulnerabilities of these networks and design security policies. This Special Issue focuses on innovative solutions to key challenges involving the vulnerability mining and defense strategies of computer systems and networks, and examines the application of novel technologies and methods in the field of computer security.

The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:

  1. Methods for vulnerability mining or security analysis.
  2. Fuzzing technologies for security analysis of computer system.
  3. Formal verification methods for security analysis of software.
  4. New vulnerabilities and their exploitation in computer systems and networks.
  5. The reverse-engineering and security analysis of block-box software.
  6. Security-enhanced strategies for computer systems and networks.
  7. Secure software architectures or frameworks.
  8. Secure software and network designs.
  9. Artificial intelligence-assisted security analysis and the design of countermeasures.

Dr. Pengfei Qiu
Dr. Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou
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Keywords

  • computer security
  • computer system security
  • network security
  • vulnerability mining
  • security analysis
  • software reverse-engineering
  • secure software
  • artificial intelligence-assisted security methods

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Systematic Review
A Systematic Review of Cyber Range Taxonomies: Trends, Gaps, and a Proposed Taxonomy
by Pilleriin Lillemets, Nabaa Bashir Jawad, Joseph Kashi, Ahmad Sabah and Nicola Dragoni
Future Internet 2025, 17(6), 259; https://doi.org/10.3390/fi17060259 - 12 Jun 2025
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Cyber ranges have become essential platforms for realistic cybersecurity training, research, and development. Existing taxonomies often describe the functional aspects of cyber ranges—scenario design, team configurations, and evaluation metrics— focusing less on the underlying technologies that enable modern training. In this paper, we [...] Read more.
Cyber ranges have become essential platforms for realistic cybersecurity training, research, and development. Existing taxonomies often describe the functional aspects of cyber ranges—scenario design, team configurations, and evaluation metrics— focusing less on the underlying technologies that enable modern training. In this paper, we highlight the current trends and persistent gaps in the existing literature and propose a taxonomy that decouples functional capabilities from the enabling infrastructure, adding a dedicated Technology dimension. We derived and refined this taxonomy through an iterative literature mapping process, culminating in a proposed taxonomy that highlights key emerging trends such as cyber–physical integration, federation across multiple sites, and AI-driven orchestration. Key findings include the identification of clear convergences and divergences in existing taxonomies and concrete recommendations for future research directions, such as integrating socio-technical considerations and conducting systematic empirical validation. Our framework aims to guide researchers, developers, and practitioners in designing, implementing, and comparing cyber range solutions. An online Taxonomy Mapping Toolkit is developed to allow the cyber ranges research community to take advantage of the proposed taxonomy and build upon it as new advancements emerge. Full article
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