Mohd Nadeem¹, Jehad F. Al-Amri², Ahmad F. Subahi³, Adil Hussain Seh¹, Suhel Ahmad Khan⁴, Alka Agrawal¹, Raees Ahmad Khan^1,*

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.31, No.1, pp. 61-82, 2022, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2022.019624

Abstract Present day healthcare sector is frequently victimized by the intruders. Healthcare data industry has borne the brunt of the highest number of data breach episodes in the last few years. The key reason for this is attributed to the sensitivity of healthcare data and the high costs entailed in trading the data over the dark web. Hence, usable-security evaluation of healthcare information systems is the need of hour so as to identify the vulnerabilities and provide preventive measures as a shield against the breaches. Usable-security assessment will help the software designers and developers to prioritize usable-security attributes according to the… More >

Sulaiman Yousef Alshunaifi, Shailendra Mishra^*, Mohammed Alshehri

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.31, No.1, pp. 13-28, 2022, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2022.019121

Abstract 5G technology is widely seen as a game-changer for the IT and telecommunications sectors. Benefits expected from 5G include lower latency, higher capacity, and greater levels of bandwidth. 5G also has the potential to provide additional bandwidth in terms of AI support, further increasing the benefits to the IT and telecom sectors. There are many security threats and organizational vulnerabilities that can be exploited by fraudsters to take over or damage corporate data. This research addresses cybersecurity issues and vulnerabilities in 4G(LTE) and 5G technology. The findings in this research were obtained by using primary and secondary data. Secondary data… More >

M. Bhoopathi^1,*, P. Palanivel²

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.31, No.1, pp. 143-159, 2022, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2022.017705

Abstract At present, the restructured electricity market has been a prominent research area and attracted attention. The motivation of the restructuring in the power system is to introduce the competition at various levels and to generate a correct economic signal to reduce the generation cost. As a result, it is required to have an effective price scheme to deliver useful information about the power. The pricing mechanism is dependent on the demand at the load level, the generator bids, and the limits of the transmission network. To address the congestion charges, Locational Marginal Pricing (LMP) is utilized in restructured electricity markets.… 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 >

Suliman A. Alsuhibany^*

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.40, No.1, pp. 341-356, 2022, DOI:10.32604/csse.2022.018563

Abstract The pattern password method is amongst the most attractive authentication methods and involves drawing a pattern; this is seen as easier than typing a password. However, since people with visual impairments have been increasing their usage of smart devices, this method is inaccessible for them as it requires them to select points on the touch screen. Therefore, this paper exploits the haptic technology by introducing a vibration-based pattern password approach in which the vibration feedback plays an important role. This approach allows visually impaired people to use a pattern password through two developed vibration feedback: pulses, which are counted by… More >

Salam Al-E’mari¹, Mohammed Anbar^1,*, Yousef Sanjalawe^1,2, Selvakumar Manickam¹, Iznan Hasbullah¹

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.40, No.1, pp. 87-112, 2022, DOI:10.32604/csse.2022.017941

Abstract Intrusion detection systems that have emerged in recent decades can identify a variety of malicious attacks that target networks by employing several detection approaches. However, the current approaches have challenges in detecting intrusions, which may affect the performance of the overall detection system as well as network performance. For the time being, one of the most important creative technological advancements that plays a significant role in the professional world today is blockchain technology. Blockchain technology moves in the direction of persistent revolution and change. It is a chain of blocks that covers information and maintains trust between individuals no matter… More >

Ning Hu¹, Yu Teng², Yan Zhao¹, Shi Yin¹, Yue Zhao^3,*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.129, No.1, pp. 299-322, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2021.016839

Abstract The rapid development of blockchain technology has provided new ideas for network security research. Blockchain-based network security enhancement solutions are attracting widespread attention. This paper proposes an Internet domain name verification method based on blockchain. The authenticity of DNS (Domain Name System) resolution results is crucial for ensuring the accessibility of Internet services. Due to the lack of adequate security mechanisms, it has always been a challenge to verify the authenticity of Internet domain name resolution results. Although the solution represented by DNSSEC (Domain Name System Security Extensions) can theoretically solve the domain name verification problem, it has not been… More >

Shady Y. El-mashad¹, Amani M. Yassen¹, Abdulwahab K. Alsammak¹, Basem M. Elhalawany^2,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.69, No.3, pp. 3857-3870, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.018660

Abstract The last decade shows an explosion of using social media, which raises several challenges related to the security of personal files including images. These challenges include modifying, illegal copying, identity fraud, copyright protection and ownership of images. Traditional digital watermarking techniques embed digital information inside another digital information without affecting the visual quality for security purposes. In this paper, we propose a hybrid digital watermarking and image processing approach to improve the image security level. Specifically, variants of the widely used Least-Significant Bit (LSB) watermarking technique are merged with a blob detection algorithm to embed information into the boundary pixels… More >

Shen Wang^1,*, Fanghui Sun¹, Hongli Zhang¹, Dongyang Zhan^1,2, Shuang Li³, Jun Wang¹

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.69, No.3, pp. 3711-3725, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.016562

Abstract Internet communication protocols define the behavior rules of network components when they communicate with each other. With the continuous development of network technologies, many private or unknown network protocols are emerging in endlessly various network environments. Herein, relevant protocol specifications become difficult or unavailable to translate in many situations such as network security management and intrusion detection. Although protocol reverse engineering is being investigated in recent years to perform reverse analysis on the specifications of unknown protocols, most existing methods have proven to be time-consuming with limited efficiency, especially when applied on unknown protocol state machines. This paper proposes a… More >

Sangdo Lee¹, Jun-Ho Huh^2,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.69, No.3, pp. 3659-3684, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.015632

Abstract An analysis of the recent major security incidents related to industrial control systems, revealed that most had been caused by company employees. Therefore, enterprise security management systems have been developed to focus on companies’ personnel. Nonetheless, several hacking incidents, involving major companies and public/financial institutions, were actually attempted by the cooperative firms or the outsourced manpower undertaking maintenance work. Specifically, institutions that operate industrial control systems (ICSs) associated with critical national infrastructures, such as traffic or energy, have contracted several cooperative firms. Nonetheless, ICT's importance is gradually increasing, due to outsourcing, and is the most vulnerable factor in security. This… More >