Securing the Connected World

Dr. Sabu M. Thampi is a Professor at the School of Computer Science & Engineering, Kerala University of Digital Sciences, Innovation and Technology (KUDSIT), also known as Digital University Kerala. He is the Founding Director of Quantumweave Intelligence Private Limited. His research focuses on computer security, IoT, drones, post-quantum security, and smart systems in AgriTech, FinTech, and cognitive surveillance. He leads the Connected Systems and Intelligence (CSI) Lab, supervising advanced research projects and mentoring Ph.D. scholars. A Senior Member of IEEE and ACM, he serves in editorial roles for leading journals and has contributed extensively as an author, editor, and conference organizer.Dr. Tony Thomas is an Associate Professor in the School of Computer Science and Engineering at Digital university Kerala. He earned his master’s and PhD degrees from IIT Kanpur, followed by post-doctoral research at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). Subsequently, he worked as a researcher at the General Motors Research Lab in Bangalore, India, and later as a research fellow in the School of Computer Engineering at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. In 2011, he joined IIITM-K as an Assistant Professor and has since advanced to his current role. Dr. Thomas serves as an associate editor and reviewer for several journals and is a member of the Board of Studies at multiple universities. His research interests encompass malware analysis, biometrics, cryptography, quantum computation, AR/VR, and machine learning applications in cybersecurity. He has published extensively in these areas, including numerous research papers, book chapters, and books. Notable among his authored works are Machine Learning Approaches in Cyber Security Analytics (Springer) and Intelligent Mobile Malware Detection (CRC Press).Dr. Preetam Mukherjee is working as an assistant professor at Digital University Kerala (DUK), India. Previously, he was a Postdoctoral Researcher with the Division of Network and Systems Engineering at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. Preetam received his M.E. and Ph.D. in Computer Science from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, in 2011 and 2020, respectively. His research and development work are mainly focused on security modeling and analysis.

• Part I Foundations and Frontiers of IoT Security.- Chapter 1 Introduction to IoT and IoT Security.- Chapter 2 An In-Depth Exploration of Attack Modeling and Vulnerability Analysis in IoT Networks.- Chapter 3 Advanced Intrusion Detection Techniques and Trends in IoT Networks.- Chapter 4 Malware in the Connected World: Advanced Detection Techniques Using System Calls and Graph Analysis.- Chapter 5 Fraud Detection in IoT Networks.- Chapter 6 Secure Communication Protocols: Safeguarding Information in The Digital Age.- Chapter 7 Advancing Connectivity and Security in SDN-IoT Networks Through Policy Management.- Chapter 8 Securing Tomorrow’s Connectivity: Tailoring Robust Defenses for 5G-Powered IoT Innovations.- Part II Advances in Internet of Drones (IoD) Security.- Chapter 9 Towards Resilient Internet of Drones: A Systematic Survey on Authentication and GPS Spoofing Countermeasures.- Chapter 10 Navigating the Skies: Exploring Dynamic Access Control in The Internet of Drones.- Chapter 11 From Ground to Cloud: Integrated Multi-Attack Detection in IoT-Driven UAV Security Frameworks.- Chapter 12 Tactical Trust: A Comprehensive Exploration of Trust Management in the Internet of Drones.- Chapter 13 Smart Surveillance in Physical Security Systems and Ethical Frameworks in IoD.