Digital Privacy and Security, 3rd Edition
A special issue of Information (ISSN 2078-2489). This special issue belongs to the section "Information Security and Privacy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 2252
Special Issue Editors
Interests: computer science; artificial intelligence; data science; knowledge management
Interests: computer science; databases; system control; data mining; decision support systems
Interests: network security; cyibersecurity; serious games; player adaptivity
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This is the 3rd edition of the Special Issue “Digital Privacy and Security”. The main objectives with regard to security, privacy, hacking, and cyber warfare are as follows: encouraging study, improving practice, and advancing knowledge; providing intended audiences with technological advancements; transferring knowledge; and encouraging applied research. The Special Issue brings together academic and industrial researchers from all areas of digital privacy and security to share their ideas as well as experiences and learn about the research in contemporary cybersecurity.
Dr. Jose de Vasconcelos
Guest Editor
Prof. Carla Cordeiro
Dr. Hugo Barbosa
Guest Editor Assistants
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Keywords
- authorization, authentication and identity management
- cloud computing security
- computer forensics
- cybercrime
- cyber security
- cyber warfare
- cryptography
- cryptanalysis
- data mining security
- database security
- data encryption applications
- digital contents copyright protection
- electronic mail security
- emerging technologies and applications
- formal methods application in security and forensics
- forensic analysis
- games for cybersecurity training and awareness
- hacking techniques
- information security management
- management in network equipment
- mobile network security
- multimedia content management
- network security management
- policy of trust in E-leaning system
- privacy and trust
- security algorithms
- security in E-commerce and M-commerce
- security in contents distribution networks
- security protocols
- system security management
- social networks & web 2.0 trust management
- storage area networks management
- tracing techniques in internet
- wired and wireless network security and investigation
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