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With the purpose of defending against lateral movement in today's borderless networks, Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) adoption is gaining momentum. With a full scale ZTA implementation, it is unlikely that adversaries will be able to spread…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-11-17 Lampis Alevizos , Vinh Thong Ta , Max Hashem Eiza

This paper introduces a robust zero-trust architecture (ZTA) tailored for the decentralized system that empowers efficient remote work and collaboration within IoT networks. Using blockchain-based federated learning principles, our proposed…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-06-26 Shiva Raj Pokhrel , Luxing Yang , Sutharshan Rajasegarar , Gang Li

Nowadays small and medium-sized enterprises have become an essential part of the national economy. With the increasing number of such enterprises, how to evaluate their credit risk becomes a hot issue. Unlike big enterprises with massive…

Risk Management · Quantitative Finance 2022-05-03 Marui Du , Yue Ma , Zuoquan Zhang

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly vulnerable to cyber threats due to limited resources and cybersecurity expertise, in addition to an increasingly hostile cyber threat environment at national and international levels.…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-08-30 Miriam Curtin , Brian Sheehan , Melanie Gruben , Nikoletta Kozma , Gillian O'Carroll , Hazel Murray

Zero Trust (ZT) is a security paradigm aiming to curtail an attacker's lateral movements within a network by implementing least-privilege and per-request access control policies. However, its widespread adoption is hindered by the…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-11-25 Charalampos Katsis , Elisa Bertino

The upcoming sixth generation (6G) network is envisioned to be more open and heterogeneous than earlier generations. This challenges conventional security architectures, which typically rely on the construction of a security perimeter at…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-03-16 Xu Chen , Wei Feng , Ning Ge , Yan Zhang

The growing adoption of IoT and cloud computing, combined with rapid advancements in digital technologies, has considerably increased the cyber-attack surface, resulting in increasingly complex and persistent attacks. Traditional security…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-04-28 Muhammad Umair Basharat , Jawad Hussain , Waqas Khalid , Chiew Foong Kwong

The rising complexity of cyber threats calls for a comprehensive reassessment of current security frameworks in business environments. This research focuses on Stealth Data Exfiltration, a significant cyber threat characterized by covert…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-05-20 Sanjeev Pratap Singh , Naveed Afzal

SMEs constitute a very large part of the economy in every country and they play an important role in economic growth and social development. SMEs are frequent targets of cybersecurity attacks similar to large enterprises. However, unlike…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-07-06 Bilge Yigit Ozkan , Marco Spruit

Entrepreneurial small to medium enterprises face significant cybersecurity challenges when developing valuable intellectual property (IP). This paper addresses the critical gap in research on how E-SMEs can protect their IP assets from…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-01-05 Sam Pitruzzello , Atif Ahmad , Sean Maynard

The Zero-trust (ZT) model is an increasingly popular model that relies on the idea that no trust should be granted to any entity (network, persons, devices) by default. ZT model is gaining attention from both research and practice, with…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-04-09 Laurent Bobelin

Insider threats are a particularly tricky cybersecurity issue, especially in zero-trust architectures (ZTA) where implicit trust is removed. Although the rule of thumb is never trust, always verify, attackers can still use legitimate…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-01-13 Gaurav Sarraf

Cybersecurity is increasingly a concern for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and there exist many awareness training programs and tools for them. The literature mainly studies SMEs as a unitary type of company and provides…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-10-12 Alireza Shojaifar , Heini Jarvinen

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are pivotal in the global economy, accounting for over 90% of businesses and 60% of employment worldwide. Despite their significance, SMEs are often disregarded in cybersecurity initiatives, rendering…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-11-11 Carlos Rombaldo Junior , Ingolf Becker , Shane Johnson

Recent cybersecurity events have prompted the federal government to begin investigating strategies to transition to Zero Trust Architectures (ZTA) for federal information systems. Within federated mission networks, ZTA provides measures to…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-01-22 Keith Strandell , Sudip Mittal

The abilities of traditional perimeter-based security architectures are rapidly decreasing as more enterprise assets are moved toward the cloud environment. From a security viewpoint, the Zero Trust framework can better track and block…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-10-30 Ivana Kovacevic , Milan Stojkov , Milos Simic

Small businesses are increasingly adopting IT, and consequently becoming more vulnerable to cyber-incidents. Whilst small businesses are aware of the cyber-security risks, many struggle with implementing mitigations. Some of these can be…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-02-03 Tracy Tam , Asha Rao , Joanne Hall

As the frequency and complexity of Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks continue to increase, the level of threats posed to Smart Internet of Things (SIoT) business environments have also increased. These environments generally have…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-12-05 Oghenetejiri Okporokpo , Funminiyi Olajide , Nemitari Ajienka , Xiaoqi Ma

The escalating digitalisation of our lives and enterprises has led to a parallel growth in the complexity and frequency of cyber-attacks. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), particularly in Australia, are experiencing increased…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-04-09 Benjamin Kereopa-Yorke

Zero Trust is the new cybersecurity model that challenges the traditional one by promoting continuous verification of users, devices, and applications, whatever their position or origin. This model is critical for reducing the attack…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-04-09 Malak Annabi , Abdelhafid Zeroual , Nadhir Messai