Advances in the usage of information and communication technologies (ICT) has given rise
to the popularity and success of cloud computing. Cloud computing offers advantages and …

During the software development process and throughout the software lifecycle,
organizations must guarantee users' privacy by protecting personal data. There are several …

Ready or not, the digitalization of information has come, and privacy is standing out there,
possibly at stake. Although digital privacy is an identified priority in our society, few …

Abstract The development of cloud computing services is speeding up the rate in which the
organizations outsource their computational services or sell their idle computational …

Although security plays an important role in the development of multiagent systems, a
careful analysis of software development processes shows that the definition of security …

Data and software are nowadays one and the same: for this very reason, the European
Union (EU) and other governments introduce frameworks for data protection—a key …

Security issues for software systems ultimately concern relationships among social actors
stakeholders, system users, potential attackers-and the software acting on their behalf. We …

Security is a crucial issue for information systems. Traditionally, security is considered after
the definition of the system. However, this approach often leads to problems, which translate …

Privacy is a key issue in today's society. Software systems handle more and more sensitive
information concerning citizens. It is important that such systems are privacy-friendly by …

Open multi-agent systems (MASs) have growing popularity in the Multi-agent Systems
community and are predicted to have many applications in future, as large scale distributed …