Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructures

With the rapid proliferation of complex cyber threats targeting critical infrastructures, which have a significant disruptive impact, cybersecurity for critical infrastructures is an important issue for academics, professionals and policy-makers. The effective cybersecurity management of critical infrastructures requires a comprehensive overview of the technical, political, human and behavioral aspects. Furthermore, the coronavirus pandemic poses new challenges for companies adapting to business models in which working from home has become “the new normal”. Businesses are accelerating digital transformation and cybersecurity is now a major concern.

This book presents manuscripts that were accepted after a careful peer-review process for publication in the topic “Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructures” by the Applied Sciences, Electronics, Future Internet, Sensors and Smart Cities MDPI journals. The book includes sixteen articles: an editorial, fifteen original research papers describing current challenges, innovative solutions and real-world experiences involving critical infrastructures, and one review paper focusing on the security and privacy challenges in Cloud, Edge, and Fog computing.