Muhammad Waqas Nadeem, Hock Guan Goh^*, Vasaki Ponnusamy, Yichiet Aun

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.71, No.1, pp. 771-789, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.021669

Abstract Software-defined network (SDN) becomes a new revolutionary paradigm in networks because it provides more control and network operation over a network infrastructure. The SDN controller is considered as the operating system of the SDN based network infrastructure, and it is responsible for executing the different network applications and maintaining the network services and functionalities. Despite all its tremendous capabilities, the SDN face many security issues due to the complexity of the SDN architecture. Distributed denial of services (DDoS) is a common attack on SDN due to its centralized architecture, especially at the control layer of the SDN that has a… More >

P. Manjula^1,*, Dr. S. Baghavathi Priya²

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.32, No.1, pp. 573-587, 2022, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2022.020969

Abstract Recent developments in low power electronic devices integrated into wireless communication technologies resulted in the domain of wireless sensor networks (WSN), which finds in applications in diverse data gathering and tracking applications. Since WSN is mostly deployed in harsh and inaccessible environments, it is necessary to design energy efficient and security solutions. The clustering technique is an effective way to lengthen the lifetime of WSN. But most of the clustering techniques elect cluster heads (CHs) irrespective of clusters. To resolve this issue, this paper presents a new intelligent metaheuristics based energy aware clustering with data encryption protocol (IMEAC-DEP) for WSN.… More >

M. Prabhavathy^1,*, S. UmaMaheswari²

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.32, No.1, pp. 101-114, 2022, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2022.018257

Abstract Cloud computing utilizes various Internet-based technologies to enhance the Internet user experience. Cloud systems are on the rise, as this technology has completely revolutionized the digital industry. Currently, many users rely on cloud-based solutions to acquire business information and knowledge. As a result, cloud computing services such as SaaS and PaaS store a warehouse of sensitive and valuable information, which has turned the cloud systems into the obvious target for many malware creators and hackers. These malicious attackers attempt to gain illegal access to a myriad of valuable information such as user personal information, password, credit/debit card numbers, etc., from… More >

Musawwer Khan¹, Islam Ali¹, Wasif Nisar¹, Muhammad Qaiser Saleem², Ali S. Ahmed², Haysam E. Elamin³, Waqar Mehmood⁴, Muhammad Shafiq^5,*

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.32, No.1, pp. 543-555, 2022, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2022.016120

Abstract Due to various issues such as lack of agility, low performance, security issues, and high maintenance costs, the organization replaces its legacy information system (LIS). However, with the expansion of information technology, the security of the old system has received great attention. The protection of legacy data and information is critical to the organization. However, achieving safety through modernization, redevelopment, or redesign of LIS is a time-consuming and costly solution, especially in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). In addition, newly developed systems often lose inherent business rules, data integrity, and user trust. In this paper, we propose a Security Modernization… More >

Abdullah Alharbi¹, Masood Ahmad², Wael Alosaimi¹, Hashem Alyami³, Alka Agrawal², Rajeev Kumar^4,*, Abdul Wahid⁵, Raees Ahmad Khan²

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.41, No.2, pp. 557-567, 2022, DOI:10.32604/csse.2022.020843

Abstract Security has always been a vital research topic since the birth of web application. A great deal of research has been conducted to determine the ways of identifying and classifying security issues or goals However, in the recent years, it has been noticed that high secure web applications have less durability; thus reducing their business continuity. High security features of a web application are worthless unless they provide effective services to the user and meet the standards of commercial viability. Hence, there is a need to bridge the gap between security and durability of the web application. Indeed, security mechanisms… More >

Masood Ahmad¹, Jehad F. Al-Amri², Ahmad F. Subahi³, Sabita Khatri², Adil Hussain Seh¹, Mohd Nadeem¹, Alka Agrawal^1,*

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.41, No.2, pp. 811-828, 2022, DOI:10.32604/csse.2022.020097

Abstract The current study discusses the different methods used to secure healthcare devices and proposes a quantitative framework to list them in order of significances. The study uses the Hesitant Fuzzy (HF), Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) integrated with Fuzzy Technical for Order Preference by Similarities to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) to classify the best alternatives to security techniques for healthcare devices to securing the devices. The technique is enlisted to rate the alternatives based on the degree of satisfaction of their weights. The ranks of the alternatives consequently decide the order of priority for the techniques. A1 was the most probable alternative… More >

A. S. Anakath^1,*, R. Kannadasan², Niju P. Joseph³, P. Boominathan⁴, G. R. Sreekanth⁵

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.41, No.2, pp. 479-492, 2022, DOI:10.32604/csse.2022.019940

Abstract Cloud computing is a high network infrastructure where users, owners, third users, authorized users, and customers can access and store their information quickly. The use of cloud computing has realized the rapid increase of information in every field and the need for a centralized location for processing efficiently. This cloud is nowadays highly affected by internal threats of the user. Sensitive applications such as banking, hospital, and business are more likely affected by real user threats. An intruder is presented as a user and set as a member of the network. After becoming an insider in the network, they will… More >

Abdulaziz Attaallah¹, Raees Ahmad Khan^2,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.70, No.3, pp. 5683-5705, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.021643

Abstract The apparent contradiction between usability and security has been discussed in the literature for several years. This continuous trade-off requires be acknowledging and handling whenever security solutions are introduced. However, some progressive analysts point out that present security solutions are usually very difficult for several users, and they have expressed a willingness to simplify the security product user experience. Usable security is still mostly unexplored territory in computer science. Which we are all aware with security and usability on many levels, usable security has received little operational attention. Companies have recently focused primarily on usable security. As consumers prefer to… More >

Tao Yang¹, Chengyu Wang¹, Tongqing Zhou¹, Zhiping Cai^1,*, Kui Wu², Bingnan Hou¹

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.70, No.3, pp. 5179-5198, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.021626

Abstract Malicious attacks can be launched by misusing the network address translation technique as a camouflage. To mitigate such threats, network address translation identification is investigated to identify network address translation devices and detect abnormal behaviors. However, existing methods in this field are mainly developed for relatively small-scale networks and work in an offline manner, which cannot adapt to the real-time inference requirements in high-speed network scenarios. In this paper, we propose a flexible and efficient network address translation identification scheme based on actively measuring the distance of a round trip to a target with decremental time-to-live values. The basic intuition… More >

Sohail Khan^1,*, Mohammad Nauman², Suleiman Ali Alsaif¹, Toqeer Ali Syed³, Hassan Ahmad Eleraky¹

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.70, No.3, pp. 5345-5362, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.021271

Abstract Mobile phones are an essential part of modern life. The two popular mobile phone platforms, Android and iPhone Operating System (iOS), have an immense impact on the lives of millions of people. Among these two, Android currently boasts more than 84% market share. Thus, any personal data put on it are at great risk if not properly protected. On the other hand, more than a million pieces of malware have been reported on Android in just 2021 till date. Detecting and mitigating all this malware is extremely difficult for any set of human experts. Due to this reason, machine learning–and… More >