About this Research Topic
While this rapidly changing IoT landscape introduces a variety of security and privacy risks, IoT devices could provide investigators with a wealth of information from a digital forensics and incident response perspective. There can be masses of data to analyze, as the amount of digital media and storage masses can range from individual to individual, while the analysis and scrutiny of these can be extremely time consuming.
Explore the implications of the Internet of Everything era and its implications on the digital world. From critical infrastructure, the smart grid, industry 4.0, the study of IoT security threats and possible corrective measures can benefit researchers in identifying appropriate solutions to deal with various challenges in cybercrime investigations.
This Research Topic will explore the implications of the Internet of Everything era and its effects on the digital world. From critical infrastructure and the smart grid, to industry 4.0, the study of IoT security threats and possible corrective measures can benefit researchers in identifying appropriate solutions to deal with various challenges in cybercrime investigations.
The scope of investigation explores future digital forensics and cybercrime scenarios. The rise in smart devices in households and critical infrastructure comes with increasing threats in these growing IoT ecosystems. With the current lack of proper regulations and standards for IoT devices, this poses a great risk for many organizations and households. The very fact that within the IoT practically anything can be connected is a threat in itself. These security issues, coupled with the continued growth of IoT, present a much larger attack surface for attackers to exploit in their attempts to disrupt or gain unauthorized access to networks, systems and data.
Review articles, research papers and technical reports are welcome. The topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:
- Digital forensics and cybercrime scenarios
- IoT forensics/incident response
- Advanced approaches to analyzing digital evidence
- 5G and future networks
- Anti-forensics/deepfakes
- Future challenges
Keywords: internet of things, cyber crime, digital forensics, network security, computer security
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