Cybersecurity in the Age of AI and IoT: Challenges and Innovations

Dear Colleagues,

In today's rapidly evolving technological landscape, the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), and cybersecurity has become increasingly critical. These technologies are transforming various sectors, including healthcare, financial markets, government, industrial automation, smart cities, and local organizations, enabling seamless data collection, analysis, and decision-making. However, this interconnectedness also introduces sophisticated cybersecurity threats that pose significant risks to data integrity, privacy, and system reliability.

This Special Issue will gather pioneering research, innovative solutions, and practical insights from experts in the fields of AI, IoT security, and cybersecurity. We invite authors to submit their original research papers, review articles, case studies, and experimental studies that address, but do not only cover, the following topics:

• Cybersecurity in AI-driven applications;
• Threat modeling and risk assessment in IoT systems;
• Secure communication protocols for AI and IoT systems;
• Intrusion detection and response mechanisms in IoT networks;
• Machine learning and AI approaches for enhancing cybersecurity;
• Privacy and data protection in AI and IoT applications;
• Secure key management and authentication schemes for IoT;
• Blockchain technology for securing IoT and AI applications;
• Cybersecurity challenges in financial markets;
• Security strategies for government and local organizations;
• Emerging trends and future directions in AI, IoT, and cybersecurity.

Dr. Moutaz Alazab
Dr. Ammar Alazab
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Journal of Cybersecurity and Privacy is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1000 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• artificial intelligence (AI)
• internet of things (IoT)
• cybersecurity
• AI-driven applications
• threat modeling
• risk assessment
• intrusion detection
• machine learning
• privacy protection
• data protection
• financial markets security
• government security strategies
• emerging trends
• secure AI applications
• secure iot systems