Security patterns encompass security-related issues in secure software system development
and operations that often appear in certain contexts. Since the late 1990s, about 500 …

Rapid technological advances in recent years have precipitated a general shift towards
software distribution as a central computing paradigm. This has been accompanied by a …

Incorporating security features is one of the most important and challenging tasks in
designing distributed systems. Over the last decade, researchers and practitioners have …

Tor is the de facto standard used for anonymous communication over the Internet. Despite
its wide usage, Tor does not guarantee sender anonymity, even in a threat model in which …

Evaluation and monitoring of wireless sensor networks (WSN) and the parameters defining
their operations and design, such as energy consumption, latency, and stability, is a …

In the digital era, almost every system is connected to a digital platform to enhance
efficiency. Although life is thus improved, security issues remain important, especially in the …

Smart grids integrate modern Internet of Things technologies with the traditional grid
systems, aiming to achieve effective and reliable electricity distribution as well as promote …

The adoption and popularity of mobile devices by end-users is partially driven by the
increasing development and availability of mobile applications that can aid solving different …

The verification of image integrity has attracted increasing attention. Irreversible algorithms
embed fragile watermarks into cover images to verify their integrity, but they are not …

In this chapter, the authors provide an overview of the importance of the monitoring of
security properties in cloud computing scenarios. They then present an approach based on …