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Digitization of healthcare sector: A study on privacy and security concerns (2023)
Journal Article
Paul, M., Maglaras, L., Ferrag, M. A., & Almomani, I. (2023). Digitization of healthcare sector: A study on privacy and security concerns. ICT Express, 9(4), 571-588. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icte.2023.02.007

The digital revolution has taken business sectors to a new height through the advancement of technology. The healthcare sector also embraced digital technology to facilitate technological change from mechanical and analogue electronic devices to the... Read More about Digitization of healthcare sector: A study on privacy and security concerns.

IoT: Communication protocols and security threats (2023)
Journal Article
Gerodimos, A., Maglaras, L., Ferrag, M. A., Ayres, N., & Kantzavelou, I. (2023). IoT: Communication protocols and security threats. Internet of Things and Cyber-Physical Systems, 3, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iotcps.2022.12.003

In this study, we review the fundamentals of IoT architecture and we thoroughly present the communication protocols that have been invented especially for IoT technology. Moreover, we analyze security threats, and general implementation problems, pre... Read More about IoT: Communication protocols and security threats.

A Safety-Aware Location Privacy-Preserving IoV Scheme with Road Congestion-Estimation in Mobile Edge Computing (2023)
Journal Article
Babaghayou, M., Chaib, N., Lagraa, N., Ferrag, M. A., & Maglaras, L. (2023). A Safety-Aware Location Privacy-Preserving IoV Scheme with Road Congestion-Estimation in Mobile Edge Computing. Sensors, 23(1), Article 531. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23010531

By leveraging the conventional Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks (VANETs), the Internet of Vehicles (IoV) paradigm has attracted the attention of different research and development bodies. However, IoV deployment is still at stake as many security and privac... Read More about A Safety-Aware Location Privacy-Preserving IoV Scheme with Road Congestion-Estimation in Mobile Edge Computing.

An Efficient Localization and Avoidance Method of Jammers in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (2022)
Journal Article
Almomani, I., Ahmed, M., Kosmanos, D., Alkhayer, A., & Maglaras, L. (2022). An Efficient Localization and Avoidance Method of Jammers in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks. IEEE Access, 10, 131640-131655. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2022.3229623

Jamming is a terrifying attack that could harm 802.11p-based vehicular communications by occupying the communication channels by overwhelming the network with jamming packets, especially for self-driving cars, as it is essential to send/receive messa... Read More about An Efficient Localization and Avoidance Method of Jammers in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks.

Internet of drones security: taxonomies, open issues, and future directions (2022)
Journal Article
Derhab, A., Cheikhrouhou, O., Allouch, A., Koubaa, A., Qureshi, B., Ferrag, M. A., …Khan, F. A. (2023). Internet of drones security: taxonomies, open issues, and future directions. Vehicular Communications, 39, Article 100552. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, have recently become one of the most important technological breakthroughs. They have opened the horizon for a vast array of applications and paved the way for a diversity of innovative solutions... Read More about Internet of drones security: taxonomies, open issues, and future directions.

DSMAC: Privacy-Aware Decentralized Self-Management of Data Access Control Based on Blockchain for Health Data (2022)
Journal Article
Saidi, H., Labraoui, N., Ari, A. A. A., Maglaras, L. A., & Emati, J. H. M. (2022). DSMAC: Privacy-Aware Decentralized Self-Management of Data Access Control Based on Blockchain for Health Data. IEEE Access, 10, 101011-101028. https://doi.org/10.1109/acces

In recent years, the interest in using wireless communication technologies and mobile devices in the healthcare environment has increased. However, despite increased attention to the security of electronic health records, patient privacy is still at... Read More about DSMAC: Privacy-Aware Decentralized Self-Management of Data Access Control Based on Blockchain for Health Data.

Transforming Points of Single Contact Data into Linked Data (2022)
Journal Article
Fragkou, P., & Maglaras, L. (2022). Transforming Points of Single Contact Data into Linked Data. Computers, 11(8), Article 122. https://doi.org/10.3390/computers11080122

Open data portals contain valuable information for citizens and business. However, searching for information can prove to be tiresome even in portals tackling domains similar information. A typical case is the information residing in the European Com... Read More about Transforming Points of Single Contact Data into Linked Data.

Cyber Threats in the Healthcare Sector and Countermeasures (2022)
Book Chapter
Ahmed, M. M., Maglaras, L., & Ferrag, M. A. (2022). Cyber Threats in the Healthcare Sector and Countermeasures. In M. Khosrow-Pour (Ed.), Research Anthology on Securing Medical Systems and Records. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-6311-6.ch0

Healthcare is one of the most targeted industries by cybercriminals. The healthcare sector is far behind in cybersecurity as compared to other organizations. The vulnerabilities in the system open the door for cybercriminals to exploit it and get una... Read More about Cyber Threats in the Healthcare Sector and Countermeasures.

Artificial Intelligence: Practical and Ethical Challenges (2022)
Book Chapter
Rice, S., & Maglaras, L. (2022). Artificial Intelligence: Practical and Ethical Challenges. In M. Ahmed, S. Rabiul Islam, A. Anwar, N. Moustafa, & A. Khan Pathan (Eds.), Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Cyber Security (59-71). Springer. https://do

Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Machine Learning (ML) is used everywhere in daily life from speech recognition on our phones, targeted marketing strategies & face recognition without the majority of society even realising it. The power of technology a... Read More about Artificial Intelligence: Practical and Ethical Challenges.

Edge-IIoTset: A New Comprehensive Realistic Cyber Security Dataset of IoT and IIoT Applications for Centralized and Federated Learning (2022)
Journal Article
Ferrag, M. A., Friha, O., Hamouda, D., Maglaras, L., & Janicke, H. (2022). Edge-IIoTset: A New Comprehensive Realistic Cyber Security Dataset of IoT and IIoT Applications for Centralized and Federated Learning. IEEE Access, 10, 40281-40306. https://doi.or

In this paper, we propose a new comprehensive realistic cyber security dataset of IoT and IIoT applications, called Edge-IIoTset, which can be used by machine learning-based intrusion detection systems in two different modes, namely, centralized and... Read More about Edge-IIoTset: A New Comprehensive Realistic Cyber Security Dataset of IoT and IIoT Applications for Centralized and Federated Learning.

SAMA: Security-Aware Monitoring Approach for Location Abusing and UAV GPS-Spoofing Attacks on Internet of Vehicles (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Babaghayou, M., Labraoui, N., Ari, A. A. A., Lagraa, N., Ferrag, M. A., & Maglaras, L. (2022). SAMA: Security-Aware Monitoring Approach for Location Abusing and UAV GPS-Spoofing Attacks on Internet of Vehicles. In CROWNCOM 2021, WiCON 2021: Cognitive

The quick revolution on the wireless communication technologies had opened the gate towards promising implementations; Vehicular-Ad-hoc Networks (VANETs) and the safety-enhancing applications provided by the Internet of Vehicles (IoV) paradigm are on... Read More about SAMA: Security-Aware Monitoring Approach for Location Abusing and UAV GPS-Spoofing Attacks on Internet of Vehicles.

FELIDS: Federated learning-based intrusion detection system for agricultural Internet of Things (2022)
Journal Article
Friha, O., Ferrag, M. A., Shu, L., Maglaras, L., Choo, K. R., & Nafaa, M. (2022). FELIDS: Federated learning-based intrusion detection system for agricultural Internet of Things. Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, 165, 17-31. https://doi.org/1

In this paper, we propose a federated learning-based intrusion detection system, named FELIDS, for securing agricultural-IoT infrastructures. Specifically, the FELIDS system protects data privacy through local learning, where devices benefit from the... Read More about FELIDS: Federated learning-based intrusion detection system for agricultural Internet of Things.

Healthcare Security Incident Response Strategy - A Proactive Incident Response (IR) Procedure (2022)
Journal Article
He, Y., Maglaras, L., Aliyu, A., & Luo, C. (2022). Healthcare Security Incident Response Strategy - A Proactive Incident Response (IR) Procedure. Security and Communication Networks, 2022, Article 2775249. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/2775249

The healthcare information system (HIS) has become a victim of cyberattacks. Traditional ways to handle cyber incidents in healthcare organizations follow a predefined incident response (IR) procedure. However, this procedure is usually reactive, mis... Read More about Healthcare Security Incident Response Strategy - A Proactive Incident Response (IR) Procedure.

A multiplayer game model to detect insiders in wireless sensor networks (2022)
Journal Article
Kantzavelou, I., Maglaras, L., Tzikopoulos, P. F., & Katsikas, S. (2022). A multiplayer game model to detect insiders in wireless sensor networks. PeerJ Computer Science, 8, Article e791. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj-cs.791

Insiders might have incentives and objectives opposed to those of the belonging organization. It is hard to detect them because of their privileges that partially protect them. In Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs), significant security issues arise, in... Read More about A multiplayer game model to detect insiders in wireless sensor networks.

Federated Deep Learning for Cyber Security in the Internet of Things: Concepts, Applications, and Experimental Analysis (2021)
Journal Article
Ferrag, M. A., Friha, O., Maglaras, L., Janicke, H., & Shu, L. (2021). Federated Deep Learning for Cyber Security in the Internet of Things: Concepts, Applications, and Experimental Analysis. IEEE Access, 9, 138509-138542. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2

In this article, we present a comprehensive study with an experimental analysis of federated deep learning approaches for cyber security in the Internet of Things (IoT) applications. Specifically, we first provide a review of the federated learning-b... Read More about Federated Deep Learning for Cyber Security in the Internet of Things: Concepts, Applications, and Experimental Analysis.

A Mamdani Type Fuzzy Inference System to Calculate Employee Susceptibility to Phishing Attacks (2021)
Journal Article
Lambat, Y., Ayres, N., Maglaras, L., & Ferrag, M. A. (2021). A Mamdani Type Fuzzy Inference System to Calculate Employee Susceptibility to Phishing Attacks. Applied Sciences, 11(19), Article 9083. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11199083

It is a well known fact that the weakest link in a cyber secure system is the people who configure, manage or use it. Security breaches are persistently being attributed to human error. Social engineered based attacks are becoming more sophisticated... Read More about A Mamdani Type Fuzzy Inference System to Calculate Employee Susceptibility to Phishing Attacks.