Mesfer Al Duhayyim^1,*, Mohammed Maray², Ayman Qahmash², Fatma S. Alrayes³, Nuha Alshuqayran⁴, Jaber S. Alzahrani⁵, Mohammed Alghamdi^2,6, Abdullah Mohamed⁷

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.74, No.2, pp. 3133-3149, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.032740

Abstract Nowadays, security plays an important role in Internet of Things (IoT) environment especially in medical services’ domains like disease prediction and medical data storage. In healthcare sector, huge volumes of data are generated on a daily basis, owing to the involvement of advanced health care devices. In general terms, health care images are highly sensitive to alterations due to which any modifications in its content can result in faulty diagnosis. At the same time, it is also significant to maintain the delicate contents of health care images during reconstruction stage. Therefore, an encryption system is required in order to raise… More >

C. S. S. Anupama¹, Raed Alsini², N. Supriya³, E. Laxmi Lydia⁴, Seifedine Kadry⁵, Sang-Soo Yeo⁶, Yongsung Kim^7,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.73, No.2, pp. 3219-3233, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.030267

Abstract Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain receive significant interest owing to their applicability in different application areas such as healthcare, finance, transportation, etc. Medical image security and privacy become a critical part of the healthcare sector where digital images and related patient details are communicated over the public networks. This paper presents a new wind driven optimization algorithm based medical image encryption (WDOA-MIE) technique for blockchain enabled IoT environments. The WDOA-MIE model involves three major processes namely data collection, image encryption, optimal key generation, and data transmission. Initially, the medical images were captured from the patient using IoT devices. Then,… More >

Ala’ A. Eshmawi¹, Suliman A. Alsuhibany², Sayed Abdel-Khalek³, Romany F. Mansour^4,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.72, No.2, pp. 4173-4184, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.028008

Abstract Digital image security is a fundamental and tedious process on shared communication channels. Several methods have been employed for accomplishing security on digital image transmission, such as encryption, steganography, and watermarking. Image stenography and encryption are commonly used models to achieve improved security. Besides, optimal pixel selection process (OPSP) acts as a vital role in the encryption process. With this motivation, this study designs a new competitive swarm optimization with encryption based stenographic technique for digital image security, named CSOES-DIS technique. The proposed CSOES-DIS model aims to encrypt the secret image prior to the embedding process. In addition, the CSOES-DIS… More >

Abhishek Kumar^1,5, Kamred Udham Singh², Visvam Devadoss Ambeth Kumar³, Tapan Kant⁴, Abdul Khader Jilani Saudagar^5,*, Abdullah Al Tameem⁵, Mohammed Al Khathami⁵, Muhammad Badruddin Khan⁵, Mozaherul Hoque Abul Hasanat⁵, Khalid Mahmood Malik⁶

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.71, No.2, pp. 3107-3125, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.022817

Abstract Computed Tomography (CT) scan and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) technologies are widely used in medical field. Within the last few months, due to the increased use of CT scans, millions of patients have had their CT scans done. So, as a result, images showing the Corona Virus for diagnostic purposes were digitally transmitted over the internet. The major problem for the world health care system is a multitude of attacks that affect copyright protection and other ethical issues as images are transmitted over the internet. As a result, it is important to apply a robust and secure watermarking technique to… More >

Mesfer Al Duhayyim¹, Fahd N. Al-Wesabi², Radwa Marzouk³, Manar Ahmed Hamza⁴, Anwer Mustafa Hilal^4,*, Majdy M. Eltahir²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.71, No.1, pp. 1443-1457, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.021873

Abstract Latest advancements made in the processing abilities of smart devices have resulted in the designing of Intelligent Internet of Things (IoT) environment. This advanced environment enables the nodes to connect, collect, perceive, and examine useful data from its surroundings. Wireless Multimedia Surveillance Networks (WMSNs) form a vital part in IoT-assisted environment since it contains visual sensors that examine the surroundings from a number of overlapping views by capturing the images incessantly. Since IoT devices generate a massive quantity of digital media, it is therefore required to save the media, especially images, in a secure way. In order to achieve security,… More >

Fayez Alqahtani^1,*, Mohammed Amoon^2,3, Walid El-Shafai⁴

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.70, No.2, pp. 3133-3150, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.020454

Abstract Patient medical information in all forms is crucial to keep private and secure, particularly when medical data communication occurs through insecure channels. Therefore, there is a bad need for protecting and securing the color medical images against impostors and invaders. In this paper, an optical medical image security approach is introduced. It is based on the optical bit-plane Jigsaw Transform (JT) and Fractional Fourier Transform (FFT). Different kernels with a lone lens and a single arbitrary phase code are exploited in this security approach. A preceding bit-plane scrambling process is conducted on the input color medical images prior to the… More >

Walid El-Shafai¹, Moustafa H. Aly², Abeer D. Algarni^3,*, Fathi E. Abd El-Samie^1,3, Naglaa F. Soliman^3,4

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.70, No.1, pp. 895-913, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.018545

Abstract Due to the rapid growth of telemedicine and healthcare services, color medical image security applications have been expanded precipitously. In this paper, an asymmetric PTFrFT (Phase Truncated Fractional Fourier Transform)-based color medical image cryptosystem is suggested. Two different phases in the fractional Fourier and output planes are provided as deciphering keys. Accordingly, the ciphering keys will not be employed for the deciphering procedure. Thus, the introduced PTFrFT algorithm comprises asymmetric ciphering and deciphering processes in contrast to the traditional optical symmetric OSH (Optical Scanning Holography) and DRPE (Double Random Phase Encoding) algorithms. One of the principal impacts of the introduced… 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 >