This Open Access book describes critical cybersecurity threats and innovative defensive strategies for emerging scenarios characterized by the cyberspace borderless footprint and disruptive technologies (e.g., Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, and Quantum Computing) that demand a continuous design, development, and prompt deployment of innovative defenses. This book also discusses problems, challenges, directions of investigation, and solutions developed in the context of the SEcurity and RIghts in CyberSpace (SERICS) initiative under the National Recovery and Resiliency Plan (NRRP) MUR (Italian Ministry of University and Research) program funded by the European Union – Next Generation EU. Also, this book is Open Access which means you have free unlimited access.

The different technological aspects of cybersecurity are covered, including cyberattacks and defensive strategies, cryptography, the security of hardware, operating systems, network, software, and data in modern distributed scenarios. The holistic view and interdisciplinary investigation also include human, social, and legal aspects of cybersecurity, disinformation, and management of cybersecurity risks in digital transformations. 

This book is a valuable resource for researchers, professionals, and students investigating cybersecurity topics, industry practitioners seeking practical implementations of cybersecurity solutions. General readers interested in a comprehensive coverage of cybersecurity aspects in the modern digital society will also find this book useful. 

Alessandro Armando is a professor at the Università degli Studi di Genova, IMT Lucca, and is serving as president of the SERICS scientific committee. His research interests are on the application of automated reasoning techniques to build a new generation of automated software verification and debugging tools. He has been a visiting researcher at the University of Edinburgh (UK) and at INRIA-Lorraine (France). He has been co-founder and director of cybersecurity research laboratories and spin-offs. 

Sergio Barezzani has about 30 years of IT experience (in the private and public sectors) covering roles such as CIO, VP, leading international IT organizations (EU and USA), head of complex global digital transformation programs and IT operations management. He joined SERICS at the Università degli Studi di Milano. His main research and professional interests are Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, IT Governance, and Enterprise Systems. He teaches data protection in post-graduate courses. He is a member of the Cybersecurity Committee at Università degli Studi di Milano and an IEEE Senior member.

Pierangela Samarati is a professor at the Università degli Studi di Milano. Her main research interests are on data and applications security and privacy, especially in emerging scenarios. She has participated in several EU-funded projects involving different aspects of information protection, also serving as project coordinator. She has published more than 300 papers in journals, conference proceedings, and books. She has been Computer Scientist at SRI, CA (USA) and a a visiting researcher at Stanford University, CA (USA), and at George Mason University, VA (USA). She is a Fellow of ACM, IEEE, and IFIP.