In recent years, the surge of blockchain technology has been rising due to is proven reliability in ensuring secure and effective transactions, even between untrusted parties. Its application is broad and covers public and private domains varying from traditional communication networks to more modern networks like the internet of things and the internet of energy crossing fog and edge computing, among others. As technology matures and its standard use cases are established, there is a need to gather recent research that can shed light on several aspects and facts on the use of blockchain technology in different fields of interest. Enabling Blockchain Technology for Secure Networking and Communications consolidates the recent research initiatives directed towards exploiting the advantages of blockchain technology for benefiting several areas of applications that vary from security and robustness to scalability and privacy-preserving and more. The chapters explore the current applications of blockchain for networking and communications, the future potentials of blockchain technology, and some not-yet-prospected areas of research and its application. This book is ideal for practitioners, stakeholders, researchers, academicians, and students interested in the concepts of blockchain technology and the potential and pitfalls of its application in different utilization domains.

Like many other scientific innovations, scientists are looking to protect the internet of things (IoT) from unfortunate losses, theft, or misuse. As one of the current hot trends in the digital world, blockchain technology could be the solution for securing the IoT. Blockchain Applications in IoT Security presents research for understanding IoT-generated data security issues, existing security facilities and their limitations and future possibilities, and the role of blockchain technology. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as cryptocurrency, remote monitoring, and smart computing, this book is ideally designed for security analysts, IT specialists, entrepreneurs, business professionals, academicians, researchers, students, and industry professionals seeking current studies on the limitations and possibilities behind competitive blockchain technologies.

The security of an organizational information system with the invention of next-generation technologies is a prime focus these days. The industries and institutions in the field of computing and communication, especially in internet of things, cloud computing, mobile networks, next-generation networks, the energy market, banking sector, government sector, and many more, are primarily focused on these security and privacy issues. Blockchain is a new technology that has changed the scenario when it comes to addressing security concerns and resolving traditional safety issues. These industries have started developing applications based on the blockchain underlying platform to tap into this unlimited potential. Blockchain technologies have a great future, but there are still many challenges and issues to resolve for optimal design and utilization of the technology. Revolutionary Applications of Blockchain-Enabled Privacy and Access Control focuses on the recent challenges, design, and issues in the field of blockchain technologies-enabled privacy and advanced security practices in computing and communication. This book provides the latest research findings, solutions, and relevant theoretical frameworks in blockchain technologies, information security, and privacy in computing and communication. While highlighting the technology itself along with its applications and future outlook, this book is ideal for IT specialists, security analysts, cybersecurity professionals, researchers, academicians, students, scientists, and IT sector industry practitioners looking for research exposure and new ideas in the field of blockchain.

Blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) in industrial internet of things is an emerging field of research at the intersection of information science, computer science, and electronics engineering. The radical digitization of industry coupled with the explosion of the internet of things (IoT) has set up a paradigm shift for industrial and manufacturing companies. There exists a need for a comprehensive collection of original research of the best performing methods and state-of-the-art approaches in this area of blockchain, AI, and the industrial internet of things in this new era for industrial and manufacturing companies. Blockchain and AI Technology in the Industrial Internet of Things compares different approaches to the industrial internet of things and explores the direct impact blockchain and AI technology have on the betterment of the human life. The chapters provide the latest advances in the field and provide insights and concerns on the concept and growth of the industrial internet of things. While including research on security and privacy, supply chain management systems, performance analysis, and a variety of industries, this book is ideal for professionals, researchers, managers, technologists, security analysts, executives, practitioners, researchers, academicians, and students looking for advanced research and information on the newest technologies, advances, and approaches for blockchain and AI in the industrial internet of things.

Blockchain technology is a powerful, cost-effective method for network security. Essentially, it is a decentralized ledger for storing all committed transactions in trustless environments by integrating several core technologies such as cryptographic hash, digital signature and distributed consensus mechanisms.

This book focuses on picturing B-IoT techniques from a few perspectives, which are architecture, key technologies, security and privacy, service models and framework, practical use cases and more. Main contents of this book derive from most updated technical achievements or breakthroughs in the field. A number of representative IoT service offerings will be covered by this book, such as vehicular networks, document sharing system, and telehealth. Both theoretical and practical contents will be involved in this book in order to assist readers to have a comprehensive and deep understanding the mechanism of using blockchain for powering up IoT systems. The blockchain-enabled Internet of Things (B-IoT) is deemed to be a novel technical alternative that provides network-based services with additional functionalities, benefits, and implementations in terms of decentralization, immutability, and auditability. Towards the enhanced secure and privacy-preserving Internet of Things (IoT), this book introduces a few significant aspects of B-IoT, which includes fundamental knowledge of both blockchain and IoT, state-of-the-art reviews of B-IoT applications, crucial components in the B-IoT system and the model design, and future development potentials and trends. IoT technologies and services, e.g. cloud data storage technologies and vehicular services, play important roles in wireless technology developments. On the other side, blockchain technologies are being adopted in a variety of academic societies and professional realms due to its promising characteristics. It is observable that the research and development on integrating these two technologies will provide critical thinking and solid references for contemporary and future network-relevant solutions. This book targets researchers and advanced level students in computer science, who are focused on cryptography, cloud computing and internet of things, as well as electrical engineering students and researchers focused on vehicular networks and more. Professionals working in these fields will also find this book to be a valuable resource.

The rise of technology has proven to be a threat to personal data, cyberspace protection, and organizational security. However, these technologies can be used to enhance the effectiveness of institutional security. Through the use of blockchain and the internet of things (IoT), organizations may combat cybercriminals and better protect their privacy. The Research Anthology on Convergence of Blockchain, Internet of Things, and Security describes the implementation of blockchain and IoT technologies to better protect personal and organizational data as well as enhance overall security. It also explains the tools, applications, and emerging innovations in security and the ways in which they are enhanced by blockchain and IoT. Covering topics such as electronic health records, intrusion detection, and software engineering, this major reference work is an essential resource for business leaders and executives, IT managers, computer scientists, hospital administrators, security professionals, law enforcement, students and faculty of higher education, librarians, researchers, and academicians.