Cloud computing is an evolving paradigm that is radically changing the way humans store,
share and access their digital files. Despite the many benefits, such as the introduction of a …

The advent of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) imposes
organizations to cope with radical changes concerning user data protection paradigms …

Security is considered an important aspect of software systems, especially in the context of
cloud computing. Nevertheless, current practices towards securing software systems fail to …

Software systems are becoming more complex, interconnected and liable to adopt
continuous change and evolution. It's necessary to develop appropriate methods and …

Personal data have become a central asset for multiple enterprise applications and online
services offered by private companies, public organisations or a combination of both. The …

Cloud applications entail the provision of a huge amount of heterogeneous, geographically
distributed resources managed and shared by many different stakeholders who often do not …

Soft security is a new generation of security methods that, unlike traditional ones such as
encryption and access control (known as hard security), uses social-based control to secure …

Worldwide, vulnerabilities and weak security strategies are exploited everyday by
adversaries in healthcare organizations. Healthcare is targeted because these crimes are …

In order to empower user data protection and user rights, the European General Data
Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been enforced. On the positive side, the user is obtaining …

Develo** a trustworthy information system is a challenging task. The overall
trustworthiness of an information system depends on trust relationships that are generally …