Raniyah Wazirali^*

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.31, No.2, pp. 767-779, 2022, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2022.019243

Abstract Internet of Things (IoT) has become popular with the rapid development of sensing devices, and it offers a large number of services. Location data is one of the most important information required for IoT systems. With the widespread of Location Based Services (LBS) applications, the privacy and security threats are also emerging. Recently, a large number of studies focused on localization and positioning functionalities, however, the risk associated with user privacy has not been sufficiently addressed so far. Therefore, privacy and security of device location in IoT systems is an active area of research. Since LBS is often exposed to… More >

Mohammed Baz¹, Sabita Khatri², Abdullah Baz³, Hosam Alhakami⁴, Alka Agrawal², Raees Ahmad Khan^2,*

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.40, No.2, pp. 691-702, 2022, DOI:10.32604/csse.2022.019079

Abstract The rapid emergence of novel virus named SARS-CoV2 and unchecked dissemination of this virus around the world ever since its outbreak in 2020, provide critical research criteria to assess the vulnerabilities of our current health system. The paper addresses our preparedness for the management of such acute health emergencies and the need to enhance awareness, about public health and healthcare mechanisms. In view of this unprecedented health crisis, distributed ledger and AI technology can be seen as one of the promising alternatives for fighting against such epidemics at the early stages, and with the higher efficacy. At the implementation level,… More >

D. Prabakaran^1,*, Shyamala Ramachandran²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.70, No.1, pp. 1781-1798, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.019591

Abstract The rise of the digital economy and the comfort of accessing by way of user mobile devices expedite human endeavors in financial transactions over the Virtual Private Network (VPN) backbone. This prominent application of VPN evades the hurdles involved in physical money exchange. The VPN acts as a gateway for the authorized user in accessing the banking server to provide mutual authentication between the user and the server. The security in the cloud authentication server remains vulnerable to the results of threat in JP Morgan Data breach in 2014, Capital One Data Breach in 2019, and many more cloud server… More >

Akashdeep Bhardwaj¹, Ahmed A. Mohamed^2,3,*, Manoj Kumar¹, Mohammed Alshehri⁴, Ahed Abugabah⁵

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.70, No.1, pp. 1017-1032, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.018736

Abstract The recent unprecedented threat from COVID-19 and past epidemics, such as SARS, AIDS, and Ebola, has affected millions of people in multiple countries. Countries have shut their borders, and their nationals have been advised to self-quarantine. The variety of responses to the pandemic has given rise to data privacy concerns. Infection prevention and control strategies as well as disease control measures, especially real-time contact tracing for COVID-19, require the identification of people exposed to COVID-19. Such tracing frameworks use mobile apps and geolocations to trace individuals. However, while the motive may be well intended, the limitations and security issues associated… More >

Sajid Habib Gill¹, Mirza Abdur Razzaq¹, Muneer Ahmad², Fahad M. Almansour³, Ikram Ul Haq⁴, NZ Jhanjhi^5,*, Malik Zaib Alam⁶, Mehedi Masud⁷

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.31, No.1, pp. 117-128, 2022, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2022.016597

Abstract The trend of cloud computing is accelerating along with emerging technologies such as utility computing, grid computing, and distributed computing. Cloud computing is showing remarkable potential to provide flexible, cost-effective, and powerful resources across the internet, and is a driving force in today’s most prominent computing technologies. The cloud offers the means to remotely access and store data while virtual machines access data over a network resource. Furthermore, cloud computing plays a leading role in the fourth industrial revolution. Everyone uses the cloud daily life when accessing Dropbox, various Google services, and Microsoft Office 365. While there are many advantages… More >

Seyed Amin Hosseini Seno¹, Mahdi Nikooghadam¹, Rahmat Budiarto^2,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.69, No.3, pp. 3495-3512, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.019051

Abstract Tele-medical information system provides an efficient and convenient way to connect patients at home with medical personnel in clinical centers. In this system, service providers consider user authentication as a critical requirement. To address this crucial requirement, various types of validation and key agreement protocols have been employed. The main problem with the two-way authentication of patients and medical servers is not built with thorough and comprehensive analysis that makes the protocol design yet has flaws. This paper analyzes carefully all aspects of security requirements including the perfect forward secrecy in order to develop an efficient and robust lightweight authentication… More >

Jia-Shun Zhang¹, Gang Xu^2,*, Xiu-Bo Chen¹, Haseeb Ahmad³, Xin Liu⁴, Wen Liu^5,6,7

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.69, No.3, pp. 2903-2916, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.017227

Abstract With the rapid development of cloud computing technology, cloud services have now become a new business model for information services. The cloud server provides the IT resources required by customers in a self-service manner through the network, realizing business expansion and rapid innovation. However, due to the insufficient protection of data privacy, the problem of data privacy leakage in cloud storage is threatening cloud computing. To address the problem, we propose BC-PECK, a data protection scheme based on blockchain and public key searchable encryption. Firstly, all the data is protected by the encryption algorithm. The privacy data is encrypted and… More >

Sobia Wassan¹, Chen Xi^1,*, Nz Jhanjhi², Hassan Raza³

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.30, No.1, pp. 187-199, 2021, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2021.015859

Abstract Online banking is an ideal method for conducting financial transactions such as e-commerce, e-banking, and e-payments. The growing popularity of online payment services and payroll systems, however, has opened new pathways for hackers to steal consumers’ information and money, a risk which poses significant danger to the users of e-commerce and e-banking websites. This study uses the selection method of the entire e-commerce and e-banking website dataset (Chi-Squared, Gini index, and main learning algorithm). The results of the analysis suggest the identification and comparison of machine learning and deep learning algorithm performance on binary category labels (legal, fraudulent) between similar… More >

Benjamin Kwapong Osibo¹, Chengbo Zhang¹, Changsen Xia¹, Guanzhe Zhao², Zilong Jin^1,3,*

Journal on Internet of Things, Vol.3, No.2, pp. 77-86, 2021, DOI:10.32604/jiot.2021.017943

Abstract Modern vehicles are equipped with sensors, communication, and computation units that make them capable of providing monitoring services and analysis of real-time traffic information to improve road safety. The main aim of communication in vehicular networks is to achieve an autonomous driving environment that is accident-free alongside increasing road use quality. However, the demanding specifications such as high data rate, low latency, and high reliability in vehicular networks make 5G an emerging solution for addressing the current vehicular network challenges. In the 5G IoV environment, various technologies and models are deployed, making the environment open to attacks such as Sybil,… More >

Adil Hussain Seh¹, Jehad F. Al-Amri², Ahmad F. Subahi³, Alka Agrawal¹, Rajeev Kumar^4,*, Raees Ahmad Khan¹

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.29, No.3, pp. 697-712, 2021, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2021.018048

Abstract The Adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Internet of Things (IoT), cloud services, web-based software systems, and other wireless sensor devices in the healthcare infrastructure have led to phenomenal improvements and benefits in the healthcare sector. Digital healthcare has ensured early diagnosis of the diseases, greater accessibility, and mass outreach in terms of treatment. Despite this unprecedented success, the privacy and confidentiality of the healthcare data have become a major concern for all the stakeholders. Data breach reports reveal that the healthcare data industry is one of the key targets of cyber invaders. In fact the last few… More >