The Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) couples IoT technologies with healthcare services in order to support real-time, remote patient monitoring and treatment. However, the interconnectivity of critical medical devices with other systems in various n...
Low-altitude cellular-enabled Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) provide potential supplementary platforms to assist air-to-ground cooperative communication. This paper investigates a joint safety information interaction scheme for a UAV-enabled network...
Terahertz (THz) communication above 100 GHz is widely recognized as a key enabler for sixth-generation (6G) networks because of its ultra-broad bandwidth and strong directionality. Meanwhile, the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence has conside...
Vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) visible light communication (VLC) systems are increasingly being deployed for real-time data exchange in intelligent transportation systems (ITS). However, these systems are highly vulnerable to eavesdropping, especially in s...
Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology has become a promising concept for the near future smart grid eco-system. V2G improves smart grid resiliency by enabling two-way communication and electricity flows while reducing the greenhouse gases emission. V2G pr...
Collective intelligence inherently relies on knowledge sharing. In security-sensitive organizations, tension arises between the need to develop collective knowledge and organizational culture, which requires secrecy. Drawing on the effects of trust o...
We consider a secure integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) scenario, where a signal is transmitted through a state-dependent wiretap channel with one legitimate receiver with which the transmitter communicates and one honest-but-curious target...
Vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication has played a pivotal role in modern intelligent transportation systems, enabling seamless information exchange among vehicles to enhance road safety, traffic efficiency, and overall driving experience. However,...
In recent years, satellite communication systems (SCSs) have rapidly developed in terms of their role and capabilities, promoted by advancements in space launch technologies. However, this rapid development has also led to the emergence of significan...
Mobile communication security techniques are employed to guard the communication between the network entities. Mobile communication cellular systems have become one of the most important communication systems in recent times and are used by millions...
Quantum secure direct communication (QSDC) offers a practical way to realize a quantum network which can transmit information securely and reliably. Practical quantum networks are hindered by the unavailability of quantum relays. To overcome this lim...
The availability of secure, efficient, and reliable communication systems is critical for the successful deployment and operations of new power systems such as microgrids. These systems provide a platform for implementing intelligent and autonomous a...
The aim of this study is to gain a comprehensive understanding of how risk and value factors affect the intention to use South Korean exploitable cyber-security communities based on the value-maximisation perspective of economics. According to the re...
Quantum secure direct communication (QSDC) is a quantum communication paradigm that transmits confidential messages directly using quantum states. Measurement-device-independent (MDI) QSDC protocols can eliminate the security loopholes associated wit...
Semantic communication (SemCom), as a revolutionary paradigm for next-generation networks, shifts the focus from traditional bit-level transmission to the delivery of meaning and purpose. Grounded in the Data, Information, Knowledge, Wisdom, Purpose...
Safety applications based on vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications can significantly enhance road safety and reduce traffic fatalities. Ensuring the security and privacy of the vehicular network is essential for the widespread adoption of V2X co...
The emerging field of the Internet of Vehicles (IoV) has garnered significant attention due to its potential to revolutionize transportation and mobility. IoV enables the development of innovative services and applications that can enhance the effici...
In recent years, chaos-based secure communication systems have garnered significant attention for their unique attributes, including sensitivity to initial conditions and periodic orbit density. However, existing systems face challenges in balancing...
We provide a practical implementation of a free space optical quantum key distribution (FSO-QKD) system within a vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) application developed under the Innovate UK AirQKD project. The FSO-QKD system provides the quantum secur...
Semantic communication based on deep learning technology extracts the meaning of the transmitted source to achieve spectrum resource savings and enhance anti-interference capabilities. The black-box nature of deep learning models increases the diffic...
Humans frequently need to construct a huge number of buildings for occupants in large cities to work or live in a highly developed civilization; people who live in the same building or same area are defined as a community. A thief stealing items, a b...
As Internet of Things (IoT) technology continues to advance, there is a growing awareness of IoT security within the industry. Quantum communication technology can potentially significantly improve the communication security of IoT devices. Based on...
Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) are formed by nodes with limited computational and power resources. WSNs are finding an increasing number of applications, both civilian and military, most of which require security for the sensed data being collected b...
Robotic systems have been widely used in various industries, so the security of communication between robots and their components has become an issue that needs to be focused on. As a framework for developing robotic systems, the security of ROS2 (Ro...
With the innovation of wireless communication technology and the surge of data in mobile networks, traditional routing strategies need to be improved. Given the shortcomings of existing opportunistic routing strategies in transmission performance and...
This paper considers the navigation of a solar-powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for securing the communication with an intended ground node in the presence of eavesdroppers in urban environments. To complete this task, the UAV needs to not only...
The security of Internet of Things (IoT) systems has consistently been a challenge, particularly in the context of critical infrastructure. One particular approach not yet employed in this domain is the unidirectional communication paradigm. This sur...
Recently, smart cities have increasingly been experiencing an evolution to improve the lifestyle of citizens and society. These emerge from the innovation of information and communication technologies (ICT) which are able to create a new economic and...
In the era of digital communication, securing sensitive information against increasingly sophisticated cyber threats remains a critical challenge. Chaos synchronization, while promising for secure communication and control systems, faces key limitati...
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) communication networks are highly vulnerable to eavesdropping due to their open and dynamic air–ground channels, making physical layer security (PLS) a critical design requirement. Existing security mechanisms ofte...
In recent years, with the widespread application of UAV swarm, the security problems faced have been gradually discovered, such as the lack of reliable identity authentication, which makes UAVs vulnerable to invasion. To solve these security problems...
In contrast from traditional unmanned aerial vehicle communication via unlicensed spectrum, connecting unmanned aerial vehicles with cellular networks can extend their communication coverage and improve the quality of their service. In addition, the...
With wireless sensor networks (WSNs), a driver can access various useful information for convenient driving, such as traffic congestion, emergence, vehicle accidents, and speed. However, a driver and traffic manager can be vulnerable to various attac...
Confronting the challenges of securing communication in-vehicle wireless sensor networks demands innovative solutions, particularly as vehicles become more interconnected. This paper proposes a tailored communication security framework for in-vehicle...
Quantum key distribution (QKD) protocols have unique advantages of enabling symmetric key sharing with information-theoretic security (ITS) between remote locations, which ensure the long-term security even in the era of quantum computation. QKD-base...
Microgrids play an important role in today’s power systems as the distributed generation is becoming increasingly common. They can operate in two possible modes: (i) standalone and (ii) grid-connected. The transitional state from standalone to grid-c...
Ensuring corporate security is an essential and critical component of any healthcare facility to provide safe services to its patients and employees. Healthcare facilities must employ a variety of strategies to ensure corporate security. This include...
This paper builds upon the foundation and clarifies specifications for a necessary security protocol in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) with cooperative communications. It is designed to enhance performance and resiliency against cyber-attacks. Recen...
We study the problem of joint sensing and secure communications in a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-based symbiotic radio (SR) system. In the considered system, a dual-functional radar and communication base station (DFRC-BS) achieves secur...
As a novel paradigm in quantum communication, quantum secure direct communication (QSDC) enables secure, reliable, and deterministic information transmission, leveraging the principles of quantum mechanics. One-photon-interference QSDC is particularl...
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Diarrhea and malnutrition represent leading causes of death for children in Mali. Understanding a community’s needs and ideas are critical to ensure the success of prevention and treatment interventions for diarrheal disease, as well as to improve fo...
Open source software (OSS) security has been the focus of the security community and practitioners over the past decades. However, the number of new vulnerabilities keeps increasing in today’s OSS systems. With today’s increasingly import...
Increasing power consumption and reliance on non-predictable renewable power generation is pushing the transition from analog to digital power grid substations forward. Grid digitalization helps to reduce substation complexity and therefore costs, an...
In this paper, we have proposed a two-party authenticated key establishment (AKE), and authenticated key transport protocols based on lattice-based cryptography, aiming to provide security against quantum attacks for secure communication. This protoc...
The internet of things (IoTs) offers a wide range of consumer benefits, from personal portable devices to internet-connected infrastructure. The wireless local area network (WLAN) is one of the potential candidates for IoTs technology to connect bill...
Smart homes are becoming increasingly common, bringing convenience to users but also raising serious security concerns. As the number of connected devices grows, so does the research interest in securing smart homes. However, the literature is broad,...
While technological advancements and their deep integration in connected and automated vehicles is a central aspect in the evolving trend of automotive industry, they also depict a growing size attack surface for malicious actors: the latter ones typ...
This paper proposes a secure routing protocol based on an ad hoc on-demand distance vector to simultaneously achieve communication efficiency and security. Many studies have discussed secure protocols. However, conventional protocols tend to exhibit...
This study investigates food and livelihood security in Ban Laem District, Phetchaburi, a unique sea salt community recognized under the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS). We assess the current status of food and livelihood sec...
Quantum information has emerged as a frontier in scientific research and is transitioning to real-world technologies and applications. In this work, we explore the integration of quantum secure direct communication (QSDC) with time-sensitive networki...
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