Computational Intelligence for Cybersecurity Management and Applications

As cyberattacks continue to grow in complexity and number, computational intelligence is helping under-resourced security analysts stay one step ahead of threats. Drawing on threat intelligence from millions of studies, blogs, and news articles, computational intelligence techniques such as machine learning and automatic natural language processing quickly provide the means to identify real threats and dramatically reduce response times.

The book collects and reports on recent high-quality research addressing different cybersecurity challenges. It:

• explores the newest developments in the use of computational intelligence and AI for cybersecurity applications
• provides several case studies related to computational intelligence techniques for cybersecurity in a wide range of applications (smart health care, blockchain, cyber-physical system, etc.)
• integrates theoretical and practical aspects of computational intelligence for cybersecurity so that any reader, from novice to expert, may understand the book’s explanations of key topics.

It offers comprehensive coverage of the essential topics, including:

• machine learning and deep learning for cybersecurity
• blockchain for cybersecurity and privacy
• security engineering for cyber-physical systems
• AI and data analytics techniques for cybersecurity in smart systems
• trust in digital systems

This book discusses the current state-of-the-art and practical solutions for the following cybersecurity and privacy issues using artificial intelligence techniques and cutting-edge technology. Readers interested in learning more about computational intelligence techniques for cybersecurity applications and management will find this book invaluable. They will get insight into potential avenues for future study on these topics and be able to prioritize their efforts better.

Yassine Maleh (http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4704-5364) is a PhD of the University Hassan 1st in Morocco in the field of Internet of Things Security and privacy, since 2013. He is Senior Member of IEEE, Member of the International Association of Engineers IAENG and The Machine Intelligence Research Labs. Dr Maleh has made contributions in the fields of information security and privacy, Internet of Things Security, Wireless and Constrained Networks Security. His research interests include Information Security and Privacy, Internet of Things, Networks Security, Information system and IT Governance. He has published over than 50 papers (Book chapters, international journals and conferences/workshops), and 4 edited books and 1 authored book. He is the editor in chief of the International Journal of Smart Security Technologies (IJSST). He serves as an Associate Editor for IEEE Access (2019 Impact Factor 4.098), the International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics (IJDCF) and the International Journal of Information Security and Privacy (IJISP). He was also a Guest Editor of a special issue on Recent Advances on Cyber Security and Privacy for Cloud-of-Things of the International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics (IJDCF), Volume 10, Issue 3, July-September 2019. He has served and continues to serve on executive and technical program committees and as a reviewer of numerous international conference and journals such as Elsevier Ad Hoc Networks, IEEE Network Magazine, IEEE Sensor Journal, ICT Express, and Springer Cluster Computing. He was the Publicity chair of BCCA 2019 and the General Chair of the MLBDACP 19 symposium.
Mamoun Alazab (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1928-3704) is the Associate Professor in the College of Engineering, IT and Environment at Charles Darwin University, Australia. He received his Ph.D. degree is in Computer Science from the Federation University of Australia, School of Science, Information Technology and Engineering. He is a cyber security researcher and practitioner with industry and academic experience. Dr Alazab’s research is multidisciplinary that focuses on cyber security and digital forensics of computer systems including current and emerging issues in the cyber environment like cyber-physical systems and the internet of things, by taking into consideration the unique challenges present in these environments, with a focus on cybercrime detection and prevention. He looks into the intersection use of machine learning as an essential tool for cybersecurity, for example, for detecting attacks, analyzing malicious code or uncovering vulnerabilities in software. He has more than 100 research papers. He is the recipient of short fellowship from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) based on his nomination from the Australian Academy of Science. He delivered many invited and keynote speeches, 27 events in 2019 alone. He convened and chaired more than 50 conferences and workshops. He is the founding chair of the IEEE Northern Territory Subsection: (Feb 2019 – current). He is a Senior Member of the IEEE, Cybersecurity Academic Ambassador for Oman's Information Technology Authority (ITA), Member of the IEEE Computer Society's Technical Committee on Security and Privacy (TCSP) and has worked closely with government and industry on many projects, including IBM, Trend Micro, the Australian Federal Police (AFP), the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), Westpac, UNODC, and the Attorney General’s Department.

Soufyane Mounir is Associate Professor in the National School of Applied Sciences of Sultan Moulay Slimane Slimane, Beni Mellal, Morocco, since 2014. He got his PhD in Electronics and Telecommunication, from University Hassan 1st, Morocco. His research is multidisciplinary that focuses on Telecommunications, VoIP, signal processing, embedded systems and cyber security. He is an active member of LaSTI Laboratory, ENSA Khouribga.