IoT Networks Security

Dear Colleagues,

IoT network security continues to face several research challenges due to the extensive scale, heterogeneity, and resource constraints of connected devices. Traditional security mechanisms are often too heavy for the IoT, creating a need for lightweight yet robust cryptographic protocols and scalable authentication methods. Machine learning is being widely explored for intrusion detection, but obstacles such as high false positives, poor generalization, and vulnerability to adversarial attacks remain unsolved. Ensuring privacy-preserving data sharing through federated learning, securing over-the-air updates, and developing post-quantum cryptography suitable for constrained devices are also critical areas of study. Moreover, IoT networks remain vulnerable to large-scale botnets, insecure edge/fog nodes, and interoperability issues due to the lack of standardized security frameworks. These challenges highlight the urgent need for adaptive, explainable, and resource-efficient solutions to secure the future of IoT networks.

This Special Issue will disseminate new solutions, techniques, and case studies pertaining to IoT cyber-security challenges. Its objective is to publish high‐quality articles presenting security algorithms, protocols, frameworks, and solutions for IoT networks. Relevant papers detailing unpublished, original, and state‐of‐the‐art research and not currently under review by a conference or journal will be considered.

Potential topics of interest for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Lightweight and scalable security protocols;
• Zero-trust and adaptive security architectures;
• Intrusion and anomaly detection through AI/ML;
• Federated and privacy-preserving learning;
• Secure device identity and authentication;
• Resilient and secure firmware updates;
• Post-quantum cryptography for the IoT;
• IoT botnet detection and mitigation;
• Secure edge/fog computing;
• Blockchain and distributed ledgers for the IoT;
• Standardization and interoperability;
• Explainable and trustworthy IoT security.

Dr. Fatima Salahdine
Prof. Dr. Naima Kaabouch
Guest Editors

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