Small and medium enterprises are significantly hampered by cyber-threats as they have
inherently limited skills and financial capacities to anticipate, prevent, and handle security …

Network functions virtualization (NFV), along with software-defined networking (SDN), drives
a new change in networking infrastructure with respect to designing, deploying, and …

Organisations are witnessing an unprecedented escalation of cyber-crime attacks and
struggle to protect against them. Rethinking security is required to cope with numerous new …

This thesis is intended to explore security issues in the virtualized and software-defined
world, and starts with two important hypotheses:(1) SDN and NFV offer plenty of …

Abstract Modern Industrial Control Systems (ICS) constitute complex and heterogeneous
'system of systems' embracing the numerous advantages of traditional Information and …

SHIELD is an ED-funded project, targeting at the design and development of a novel
cybersecurity framework, with the aim of which offers security-as-a-Service in an oevolved …

The recent years have witnessed a growth in the number of users connected to computer
networks, due mainly to megatrends such as Internet of Things (IoT), Industry 4.0, and Smart …

The rapid increase in global IP traaffic and the adoption of mobile devices have challenged
network service providers to scale and improve infrastructure to meet this new demand. To …

Defending networks is becoming more challenging due to the growing number and variety
of cyber threats. On the other hand, network security professionals have new technologies …

In the digital age, cyber-threats are a growing concern for individuals, businesses, and
governments alike. These threats can range from data breaches and identity theft to large …