Information Security, Privacy and Digital Forensics

This volume comprises the select proceedings of the International Conference on Information Security, Privacy, and Digital Forensics (ICISPD 2022). The content discusses novel contributions and latest developments in cyber-attacks and defenses, computer forensics and cybersecurity database forensics, cyber threat intelligence, data analytics for security, anonymity, penetration testing, incident response, Internet of Things security, malware and botnets, social media security, humanitarian forensics, software and media piracy, crime analysis, hardware security, among others. This volume will be a useful guide for researchers across industry and academia working in the field of security, privacy, and digital forensics from both technological and social perspectives.

Sankita Patel received her Ph.D. from the Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Surat in 2015. Since 2009, she has been associated with the Department of Computer Engineering at SVNIT, Surat as an Assistant Professor. Her research interests focus on Applied Research in Information Security and Privacy in various domains like the Internet of Things, Cyber-Physical Systems, Online Social Networks, Data Analytics, Cloud Computing, Big Data, etc. She has worked as a joint investigator in research projects funded by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), the Government of India, and the Gujarat Council of Science and Technology, Government of Gujarat. She has co-authored many papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings. Dr. Naveen Kumar Chaudhary has been Professor of Cyber Security and Dean, at National Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India since 2019. He is also a courtesy research Professor at Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Science, Florida International University, Miami, USA. He holds Bachelor of Technology degree in Information Technology & Telecommunication Engineering and Master of Engineering degree in Digital Communication. He earned his Ph.D. in Engineering and advanced certifications in Cyber and Network security. He has an extensive experience of more than 25 years in engineering education, research, and Government. He has authored and co-authored many papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings. He is an editor-in-chief of NFSU Journal of Cyber Security and Digital Forensics and his research focus is in the domain of Cybersecurity, Digital Forensics, Drone-Forensics, Cyber-Physical Systems and Cyber-Forensic Investigations. Bhavesh Gohil received his Ph.D. from the Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Surat in 2019. Since 2009, he has been associated with the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at SVNIT, Surat as an Assistant Professor. His research interests include performance and security issues in Distributed Computing like Cloud/Edge/Fog Computing, IoTs, etc. Prior to SVNIT, he worked with Amdocs as a Subject Matter Expert. He has been working as a joint investigator in a research project funded by the Gujarat Council of Science and Technology, Government of Gujarat. He has co-authored many research papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings. Dr. S.S. Iyengar is currently the Distinguished University Professor, Founding Director of the Discovery Lab and Director of the US Army funded Center of Excellence in Digital Forensics at Florida International University, Miami. He is also the Distinguished Chaired Professor (Hon.) at National Forensics Sciences University, Gandhinagar, India. He has been involved with research and education in high-performance intelligent systems, Data Science and Machine Learning Algorithms, Sensor Fusion, Data Mining, and Intelligent Systems. Sin