Wenshu Xu, Mingwei Lin^*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.77, No.1, pp. 199-222, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.041475

Abstract Industrial control systems (ICSs) are widely used in various fields, and the information security problems of ICSs are increasingly serious. The existing evaluation methods fail to describe the uncertain evaluation information and group evaluation information of experts. Thus, this paper introduces the probabilistic linguistic term sets (PLTSs) to model the evaluation information of experts. Meanwhile, we propose a probabilistic linguistic multi-criteria decision-making (PL-MCDM) method to solve the information security assessment problem of ICSs. Firstly, we propose a novel subscript equivalence distance measure of PLTSs to improve the existing methods. Secondly, we use the Best Worst Method (BWM) method and Criteria… More >

Arkan Kh Shakr Sabonchi^1,*, Zainab Hashim Obaid²

Journal of Information Hiding and Privacy Protection, Vol.5, pp. 1-18, 2023, DOI:10.32604/jihpp.2023.041972

Abstract In the contemporary era, the abundant availability of health information through internet and mobile technology raises concerns. Safeguarding and maintaining the confidentiality of patients’ medical data becomes paramount when sharing such information with authorized healthcare providers. Although electronic patient records and the internet have facilitated the exchange of medical information among healthcare providers, concerns persist regarding the security of the data. The security of Electronic Health Record Systems (EHRS) can be improved by employing the Cuckoo Search Algorithm (CS), the SHA-256 algorithm, and the Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC), as proposed in this study. The suggested approach involves using CS to… More >

Arkan Kh Shakr Sabonchi^1,*, Zainab Hashim Obaid²

Journal of Cyber Security, Vol.4, No.4, pp. 269-286, 2022, DOI:10.32604/jcs.2023.041707

Abstract The widespread use of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, such as smart appliances, phones, and watches, has brought about concerns regarding security and privacy. With the increasing prevalence of cyberattacks from both malicious and non-malicious sources, security has become a critical factor in the design of IoT systems. In particular, data security poses a significant challenge due to the growing amount of data stored in IoT systems. Inadequate security measures can allow hackers to take over IoT devices remotely, resulting in significant damage. To address these concerns and improve the security of IoT-based smart door lock systems, this research proposes… More >

Yongsheng Hu^*

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.47, No.2, pp. 1819-1838, 2023, DOI:10.32604/csse.2023.040729

Abstract 3D models are essential in virtual reality, game development, architecture design, engineering drawing, medicine, and more. Compared to digital images, 3D models can provide more realistic visual effects. In recent years, significant progress has been made in the field of digital image encryption, and researchers have developed new algorithms that are more secure and efficient. However, there needs to be more research on 3D model encryption. This paper proposes a new 3D model encryption algorithm, called the 1D map with sin and logistic coupling (1D-MWSLC), because existing digital image encryption algorithms cannot be directly applied to 3D models. Firstly, this… More >

Jiansheng Zhang¹, Yang Xin^1,*, Yuyan Wang², Xiaohui Lei², Yixian Yang¹

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.75, No.3, pp. 6323-6336, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.034668

Abstract With the increasing use of distributed electric vehicles (EV), energy management in the Internet of vehicles (IoV) has attracted more attention, especially demand response (DR) management to achieve efficient energy management in IoV. Therefore, it is a tendency to introduce distributed energy such as renewable energy into the existing supply system. For optimizing the energy internet (EI) for IoV, in this paper, we introduce blockchain into energy internet and propose a secure EI scheme for IoV based on post-quantum blockchain, which provides the new information services and an incentive cooperation mechanism for the current energy IoV system. Firstly, based on… More >

Sahar Badri¹, Sana Ullah Jan^2,*, Daniyal Alghazzawi¹, Sahar Aldhaheri¹, Nikolaos Pitropakis²

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.46, No.3, pp. 3667-3684, 2023, DOI:10.32604/csse.2023.037531

Abstract Rapid technological advancement has enabled modern healthcare systems to provide more sophisticated and real-time services on the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT). The existing cloud-based, centralized IoMT architectures are vulnerable to multiple security and privacy problems. The blockchain-enabled IoMT is an emerging paradigm that can ensure the security and trustworthiness of medical data sharing in the IoMT networks. This article presents a private and easily expandable blockchain-based framework for the IoMT. The proposed framework contains several participants, including private blockchain, hospital management systems, cloud service providers, doctors, and patients. Data security is ensured by incorporating an attribute-based encryption scheme. Furthermore,… More >

Teng Zong^1,2,*, Fengsi Wang³, Xin Wei², Yibo Liu¹

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.36, No.3, pp. 3447-3468, 2023, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2023.035456

Abstract With the expanding enrollments in higher education, the quality of college education and the learning gains of students have attracted much attention. It is important to study the influencing factors and mechanisms of individual students’ acquisition of learning gains to improve the quality of talent cultivation in colleges. However, in the context of information security, the original data of learning situation surveys in various universities involve the security of educational evaluation data and daily privacy of teachers and students. To protect the original data, data feature mining and correlation analyses were performed at the model level. This study selected 12,181… More >

Alaknanda S. Patil^1,*, G. Sundari¹, Arun Kumar Sivaraman²

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.46, No.2, pp. 1707-1721, 2023, DOI:10.32604/csse.2023.034270

Abstract The intact data transmission to the authentic user is becoming crucial at every moment in the current era. Steganography; is a technique for concealing the hidden message in any cover media such as image, video; and audio to increase the protection of data. The resilience and imperceptibility are improved by choosing an appropriate embedding position. This paper gives a novel system to immerse the secret information in different videos with different methods. An audio and video steganography with novel amalgamations are implemented to immerse the confidential auditory information and the authentic user’s face image. A hidden message is first included… More >

Xiaohong Wang, Huiqing Wu, Yuying Ma, Shuzhen Huang^*

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.46, No.1, pp. 1093-1108, 2023, DOI:10.32604/csse.2023.036652

Abstract With the rapid development of 5G technology, it has become fast and easy for people to transmit information on the Internet. Digital images can express information more intuitively, so transmitting information through images has excellent applications. This paper uses a new chaotic system called 1D-Sin-Logistic-Map (1D-SLM). 1D-SLM has two control parameters, which can provide larger parameter space, and the parameter space in the chaotic state is continuous. Through Lyapunov exponent analysis (LE), bifurcation diagrams analysis, spectral entropy analysis (SE), and 0-1 test, it is verified that 1D-SLM has complex dynamic behavior and is very suitable for cryptography. Compared with other… More >

Al-Hussien Seddik¹, Mohammed Salah², Gamal Behery², Ahmed El-harby², Ahmed Ismail Ebada², Sokea Teng³, Yunyoung Nam^3,*, Mohamed Abouhawwash^4,5

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.74, No.3, pp. 5087-5103, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.035364

Abstract The ability of any steganography system to correctly retrieve the secret message is the primary criterion for measuring its efficiency. Recently, researchers have tried to generate a new natural image driven from only the secret message bits rather than using a cover to embed the secret message within it; this is called the stego image. This paper proposes a new secured coverless steganography system using a generative mathematical model based on semi Quick Response (QR) code and maze game image generation. This system consists of two components. The first component contains two processes, encryption process, and hiding process. The encryption… More >