Emerging Trends in AI-Driven Cyber Security and Digital Forensics
A special issue of Information (ISSN 2078-2489). This special issue belongs to the section "Information Security and Privacy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 June 2026 | Viewed by 70
Special Issue Editors
Interests: cyber supply chain security; cyber physical systems security; digital forensics; cybercrime and risks; cyber threat intelligence; cloud security; blockchain security; adversarial AI/ML cyberattacks and cyber threat predictive analytics; cryptopgraphy, network security; cryptography; quantum cryptography, and IoT security and privacy
Interests: cyber security; risk management; AI-enabled security solutions with responsible AI practice
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Dear Colleagues,
The MDPI journal Information invites submissions to a Special Issue on “Emerging Trends in AI-Driven Cyber Security and Digital Forensics”.
With the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), both opportunities and threats in the field of cyber security are evolving at an unprecedented pace. Cyber criminals increasingly exploit AI-based methods for adversarial attacks, while defenders seek to harness AI for intrusion detection, threat prediction, and digital forensics. Digital forensics for AI systems has become a pressing challenge, as investigators must ensure the integrity, accountability, and explainability of digital evidence generated in AI-driven environments.
This Special Issue will focus on cutting-edge research at the intersection of AI, cyber security, and digital forensics, emphasizing novel theoretical advancements, methodological innovations, and emerging applications. We particularly welcome works that explore adversarial AI, forensics of AI-enabled systems, AI-based attack detection, and privacy-preserving mechanisms. Contributions should highlight timely challenges, innovative solutions, and forward-looking perspectives that strengthen resilience against evolving cyber threats.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Digital forensics for AI-driven systems and applications;
- Adversarial AI attacks and defense mechanisms;
- AI and machine learning for intrusion detection and cyber threat prediction;
- Explainability and accountability in AI-based digital forensics;
- Privacy-preserving methods in AI-enabled environments;
- Blockchain and decentralized approaches for secure AI systems;
- Security and forensics in IoT, edge, and cyber–physical systems using AI;
- Impacts of quantum computing on AI-based security and forensics;
- AI for malware analysis, spam detection, and phishing prevention.
Dr. Abel Yeboah-Ofori
Prof. Dr. Shareeful Islam
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- AI-driven cyber security
- digital forensics for AI systems
- adversarial AI
- machine learning for cyber threat detection
- privacy-preserving AI
- cyber–physical system security
- blockchain forensics
- quantum security and AI
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