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Physical Layer Security (PLS) is an emerging concept in the field of secrecy for wireless communications that can be used alongside cryptography to prevent unauthorized devices from eavesdropping a legitimate transmission. It offers low…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-24 Leonardo Barbosa da Silva , Evelio Martín Garcia Fernández , Ândrei Camponogara

The rapid expansion of the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem has transformed various sectors but has also introduced significant cybersecurity challenges. Traditional centralized security methods often struggle to balance privacy…

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Providing seamless connection to a large number of devices is one of the biggest challenges for the Internet of Things (IoT) networks. Using a drone as an aerial base station (ABS) to provide coverage to devices or users on ground is…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-10-30 Xiaohui Zhou , Salman Durrani , Jing Guo , Halim Yanikomeroglu

In this letter, we investigate the security of fluid antenna system (FAS)-reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) communication systems. The base station (BS) employs a single fixed-position antenna, while both the legitimate receiver and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-11-05 Jianchao Zheng , Xiazhi Lai , Tuo Wu , Maged Elkashlan , Daniel Benevides da Costa , Chau Yuen , Fumiyuki Adachi

Consumer Internet of Things (IoT) devices are extremely popular, providing users with rich and diverse functionalities, from voice assistants to home appliances. These functionalities often come with significant privacy and security risks,…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-10-01 Said Jawad Saidi , Anna Maria Mandalari , Roman Kolcun , Hamed Haddadi , Daniel J. Dubois , David Choffnes , Georgios Smaragdakis , Anja Feldmann

The multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) technique is regarded as a promising approach to boost the throughput and reliability of optical fiber communications. However, the fundamental limits of optical fiber MIMO systems with finite…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-04-09 Xin Zhang , Dongfang Xu , Shenghui Song , Mérouane Debbah

The industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) involves the integration of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies into industrial settings. However, given the high sensitivity of the industry to the security of industrial control system networks…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-01-02 Samira Kamali Poorazad , Chafika Benzaıd , Tarik Taleb

The rapid proliferation of the Internet of Things (IoT) has ushered in transformative connectivity between physical devices and the digital realm. Nonetheless, the escalating threat of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-03-19 Ghazaleh Shirvani , Saeid Ghasemshirazi , Mohammad Ali Alipour

We propose the new technique of physical-layer cryptography based on using a massive MIMO channel as a key between the sender and desired receiver, which need not be secret. The goal is for low-complexity encoding and decoding by the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-02-06 Thomas Dean , Andrea Goldsmith

Despite encryption, the packet size is still visible, enabling observers to infer private information in the Internet of Things (IoT) environment (e.g., IoT device identification). Packet padding obfuscates packet-length characteristics…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-09-13 Mnassar Alyami , Abdulmajeed Alghamdi , Mohammed Alkhowaiter , Cliff Zou , Yan Solihin

Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the fastest emerging networking paradigms enabling a large number of applications for the benefit of mankind. Advancements in embedded system technology and compressed IPv6 have enabled the support of IP…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-03-02 Abhishek Verma , Virender Ranga

The lack of security measures in the Internet of Things (IoT) devices and their persistent online connectivity give adversaries an opportunity to target them or abuse them as intermediary targets for larger attacks such as distributed…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-02-12 Jinchun Choi , Afsah Anwar , Hisham Alasmary , Jeffrey Spaulding , DaeHun Nyang , Aziz Mohaisen

The identification of the devices from which a message is received is part of security mechanisms to ensure authentication in wireless communications. Conventional authentication approaches are cryptography-based, which, however, are…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-06-12 Junqing Zhang , Francesco Ardizzon , Mattia Piana , Guanxiong Shen , Stefano Tomasin

The lightweight protocols and low-power radio technologies open up many opportunities to facilitate Internet-of-Things (IoT) into our daily life, while their minimalist design also makes IoT devices vulnerable to many active attacks due to…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2018-10-17 Zhiqing Luo , Wei Wang , Jun Qu , Tao Jiang , Qian Zhang

The broadcasting nature of the wireless medium makes exposure to eavesdroppers a potential threat. Physical Layer Security (PLS) has been widely recognized as a promising security measure complementary to encryption. It has recently been…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-06-15 Sayed Amir Hoseini , Parastoo Sadeghi , Faycal Bouhafs , Neda Aboutorab , Frank den Hartog

The Internet of Things (IoT) is revolutionizing human life with the idea of interconnecting everyday used devices (Things) and making them smart. By establishing a communication network between devices, the IoT system aids in automating…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-12-28 Abbas Saleminezhadl , Manuel Remmele , Ravikumar Chaudhari , Rasha Kashef

The number of IoT devices in use is increasing rapidly and so is the number of IoT applications. As in any new technology, the rapid development means rapid increase in security threats and attack surfaces. IoT security has proven to be…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2018-12-11 Mohammed M. Alani

The integration of Internet of Things (IoT) applications in our daily lives has led to a surge in data traffic, posing significant security challenges. IoT applications using cloud and edge computing are at higher risk of cyberattacks…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-05-01 Afsaneh Mahanipour , Hana Khamfroush

The increased reliance on the Internet and the corresponding surge in connectivity demand has led to a significant growth in Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices. The continued deployment of IoT devices has in turn led to an increase in network…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-12-22 MohammadNoor Injadat , Abdallah Moubayed , Abdallah Shami

Non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) has been viewed as a potential candidate for the upcoming generation of wireless communication systems. Comparing to traditional orthogonal multiple access (OMA), multiplexing users in the same…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-08-14 Saeid Pakravan , Jean-Yves Chouinard , Xingwang Li , Ming Zeng , Wanming Hao , Quoc-Viet Pham , Octavia A. Dobre