FI 2017 - Future Internet: Special Issue on Security and Privacy in Wireless and Mobile Networks

Being the dawn of 5G networks, and the era of the Internet-of-Things, wireless and mobile networking has become increasingly ubiquitous. In this landscape, security and privacy turn into decisive factors. That is, the mobile and wireless ecosystem is an ideal playground for many perpetrators: (i) handheld devices are used for critical tasks, such as e-commerce, bank transactions, payments, application purchases, as well as social interaction, (ii) such devices uniquely identify their users and store sensitive and detailed information about them, and (iii) despite all their sophistication, native security mechanisms of mobile operating systems can be bypassed, and several wireless interfaces and protocols have been proven to be vulnerable to attack. As the attacker is given so many alternative entry points for penetration, the creation of assaults against the user and the underlying systems have augmented, both in amount, as well as in matters of complexity. It is, therefore, imperative that new and advanced security and privacy-preserving measures be deployed.
To cope with the aforementioned challenges, this Special Issue is dedicated to the security and privacy aspects of mobile networks, wireless communications, as well as their apps. Particularly, apart from network and link layer security, focus is on the security and privacy of mobile software platforms and the increasingly differing spectrum of mobile or wireless apps. We encourage original and high-quality contributions, addressing both theoretical and systems research.
Possible topics include but are not limited to:
- Attacks on MAC layer, Network layer, Security infrastructure, Mobile OS
- Users' awareness to security solutions for mobile devices
- Security and privacy considerations for the emerging field of Internet-of-Things
- Intrusion and malware detection in mobile ecosystems
- Methods for locating the source of attacks
- Privacy and security issues for wearable devices
- Usable mobile security and privacy
- Wireless and mobile privacy and anonymity
- BYOD security
- Location privacy
- Cellular network security and fraud
- Mobile botnets
- Biometric user authentication and continuous authentication for smart devices
Papers with a strong cryptographic background will not be considered as part of this Special Issue.
Guest Editors
Dr. Georgios Kambourakis, University of the Aegean, Samos, Greece
Dr. Félix Gómez Mármol, NEC Laboratories Europe, Heidelberg, Germany
Dr. Guojun Wang, Central South University, China