An increasing number of Internet of Things applications have been recently considering the
use of the blockchain technology, calling for dedicated computational capabilities of the …

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 …

Given the typical complexity of networked systems in terms of number of components and
their interconnections, manually designing their architecture is inherently difficult, and the …

Cloud Computing adoption has seen significant growth over the last five years. It offers a
diverse range of scalable and redundant service deployment models, including …

Blockchain technology is one of the most important and disruptive technologies in the world.
Multiple industries are adopting the blockchain technology to innovate the way they work …

Abstract Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) is a known, largely employed paradigm for
optimization algorithm. It is a bio-inspired approach following the real world ants beahvior in …

In the recent years, we are assisting to an undiminished, and unlikely to stop number of
cyber threats, that have increased the organizations/companies interest about security …

Digital medical images are very easy to be modified for illegal purposes. An attacker may
perform this act in order to stop a political candidate, sabotage research, commit insurance …

Design and management of networked systems, such as Information Technology/Network
(IT/NW) or IoT systems, are inherently complex. Moreover, the need to adhere to security …

Cloud services provide decentralized and pervasive access for resources to reduce the
complex infrastructure requirements of the user. In decentralized service access, the …