Scope
The CyberChain International Chair is pleased to announce the following Special Session that focuses on the integration of cybersecurity frameworks with emerging technologies, highlighting how blockchain and other advanced technologies can enhance security measures, ensure data integrity, and provide reliable solutions for securing digital infrastructures.
This Special Session focuses on the integration of cybersecurity frameworks with emerging technologies, highlighting how blockchain and other advanced technologies can enhance security measures, ensure data integrity, and provide reliable solutions for securing digital infrastructures. The session will explore key challenges in cybersecurity, such as threat detection, resilience against cyberattacks, and regulatory compliance, while examining how decentralized and transparent technologies, like blockchain, can strengthen these areas.
The session will address cybersecurity strategies for critical infrastructures, focusing on secure communication protocols, innovative data protection methods, and how technologies such as blockchain can support access control, auditability, and secure automation across various systems. Additionally, emphasis will be placed on using these technologies to improve privacy and ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
The goal of this session is to foster collaboration and knowledge exchange among researchers and industry professionals, aiming to address pressing cybersecurity challenges in both emerging technologies such as blockchain and traditional systems.
Topics
The Special Session will cover:
- Post-quantum cryptography for securing blockchain infrastructures against future quantum threats.
- Ensuring data integrity in blockchain ecosystems through secure oracle systems.
- Cybersecurity strategies for critical infrastructures, including industrial control systems (ICS) and smart grids
- Threat modeling and risk mitigation in blockchain and traditional systems
- Secure communication protocols and data encryption for distributed networks
- The role of blockchain in enhancing cybersecurity practices (e.g., immutable audit trails, decentralized identity management)
- Smart contracts and their implications for secure automation in critical environments
- Cyber threat detection using AI and blockchain integration
- Blockchain as a tool for preventing data breaches and ensuring data integrity
- General cybersecurity solutions for IoT and edge computing environments
- Emerging threats in the cybersecurity landscape, including ransomware and insider threats
- Resilience strategies against advanced persistent threats (APTs) in blockchain and non-blockchain systems
- Privacy-preserving methods in cybersecurity, including anonymization and encryption techniques
- Compliance with global cybersecurity regulations and standards (e.g., GDPR, NIS Directive)
- Ethical challenges in the deployment of blockchain and cybersecurity solutions
- Case studies on the application of blockchain and cybersecurity frameworks in real-world scenarios
- AI-Powered Systems for Enhancing Cyberattack Resilience in Critical Infrastructure Sectors
- Implementing AI-Driven Security Measures for Organizational Resilience Against Evolving Cyber Threats
- AI for the Prevention of Cyberattacks Against SMEs in the Primary and Secondary Sectors
- Security Risk Management in the Tertiary Sector: Tourism, Communications, Transport, etc.
- Ethical and legal challenges in integrating cybersecurity frameworks with emerging technologies
- Fintech as a driver for promoting investments in circular economy projects and sustainable development
- Innovative financial models in fintech to support green initiatives and resource-efficient businesses
- The role of digital financial platforms in fostering transparency and accountability in sustainable supply chains
Contributions are invited from diverse disciplines, focusing on both theoretical insights and practical applications.
Program Committee
- Rafael Pastor Vargas, UNED
- Rashid Mehmood, Islamic University of Madinah
- Mohd Saberi, United Arab Emirates University
- Jean-Paul Andrieu, LMU
- Ana María López Echeverry, UTP
- Jesús Alfonso López, UAO