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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

Zero Trust is a novel cybersecurity model that focuses on continually evaluating trust to prevent the initiation and horizontal spreading of attacks. A cloud-native Service Mesh is an example of Zero Trust Architecture that can filter out…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-10-25 Constantin Adam , Abdulhamid Adebayo , Hubertus Franke , Edward Snible , Tobin Feldman-Fitzthum , James Cadden , Nerla Jean-Louis

With the increasing number of connected devices and complex networks involved, current domain-specific security techniques become inadequate for diverse large-scale Internet of Things (IoT) systems applications. While cross-domain…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-01-08 Xiaoyu Ma , Fang Fang , Xianbin Wang

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 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 Internet of Things (IoT) security landscape requires the architectural solutions that can address the technical and operational challenges across the heterogeneous environments. The IoT systems operate in different conditions, and…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-02-12 Muhammad Imran

The rise of autonomous AI agents and the accelerating velocity of corporate data access are stretching the application-centric model of zero trust security to its breaking point. This paper introduces Beyond Zero, a new security paradigm…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-05-25 Joseph Valente , Michal Zalewski

Zero Trust security has recently gained attention in enterprise network security. One of its key ideas is making network-level access decisions based on trust scores. However, score-based access control in the enterprise domain still lacks…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-02-14 Leonard Bradatsch , Oleksandr Miroshkin , Natasa Trkulja , Frank Kargl

Third-party libraries like Log4j accelerate software application development but introduce substantial risk. Vulnerabilities in these libraries have led to Software Supply Chain (SSC) attacks that compromised resources within the host…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-12-23 Paschal C. Amusuo , Kyle A. Robinson , Tanmay Singla , Huiyun Peng , Aravind Machiry , Santiago Torres-Arias , Laurent Simon , James C. Davis

To securely control access to systems, the concept of Zero Trust has been proposed. Access Control based on Zero Trust concept removes implicit trust and instead focuses on evaluating trustworthiness at every access request by using…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-09-23 Koudai Hatakeyama , Daisuke Kotani , Yasuo Okabe

The Internet of Things (IoT) demands authentication systems which can provide both security and usability. Recent research utilizes the rich sensing capabilities of smart devices to build security schemes operating without human…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-02-25 Mikhail Fomichev , Max Maass , Lars Almon , Alejandro Molina , Matthias Hollick

The pharmaceutical supply chain faces escalating cybersecurity challenges threatening patient safety and operational continuity. This paper examines the transformative potential of zero trust architecture for enhancing security and…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-08-25 Saeid Ghasemshirazi , Ghazaleh Shirvani , Marziye Ranjbar Tavakoli , Bahar Ghaedi , Mohammad Amin Langarizadeh

In IoT, smart sensors enable data collection, real-time monitoring, decision-making, and automation, but their proliferation exposes them to cybersecurity threats. Zero Trust Architecture enhances IoT security by challenging conventional…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-10-17 Atefeh Mohseni-Ejiyeh

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) have become the weak spot of our economy for cyber attacks. These companies are large in number and often do not have the controls in place to prevent successful attacks, respectively are not…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2020-07-17 Alireza Shojaifar , Samuel A. Fricker , Martin Gwerder

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

Cellular networks have become foundational to modern communication, supporting a broad range of applications, from civilian use to enterprise systems and military tactical networks. The advent of fifth-generation and beyond cellular…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-11-25 Charalampos Katsis , Imtiaz Karim , Elisa Bertino

Purpose: An essential component of an organisation's cybersecurity strategy is building awareness and education of online threats, and how to protect corporate data and services. This research article focuses on this topic and proposes a…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-08-23 Maria Bada , Jason R. C. Nurse

Zero-Trust Network Access (ZTNA) marks a significant shift in network security by adopting a "never trust, always verify" approach. This work provides an in-depth analysis of ZTNA, offering a comprehensive framework for understanding its…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-10-29 Vasilios Mavroudis

This paper presents a multi-cloud networking architecture built on zero trust principles and micro-segmentation to provide secure connectivity with authentication, authorization, and encryption in transit. The proposed design includes the…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-02-17 Sunil Arora , John Hastings

AI memory systems are evolving toward unified context layers that enable efficient cross-agent collaboration and multi-tool workflows, facilitating better accumulation of personal data and learning of user preferences. However,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-01-13 Xing Zhou , Dmitrii Ustiugov , Haoxin Shang , Kisson Lin