Journal & Conference Proceeding Publications

This paper presents a technique to detect cyber terrorists suspected activities over the net by integrating the Krill Herd and Simulated Annealing algorithms. Three new level of categorizations, including low, high and interleave have been introduced in this paper to optimize the accuracy rate. Two thousand datasets had been used for training and testing with 10-fold cross validation for this research and the simulations were performed using Matlab. Based on the conducted experiment, this technique produced 73.01% accuracy rate for the interleave level; thus, outperforming the benchmark work. The findings can be used as a guidance and baseline work for other researchers with the same interest in this area

Cyberspace is a virtual place that has become as important as physical space for social, economic and political activities. Many nations in the world are increasing their dependency on cyberspace when they utilize Information and Communications Technology (ICT). In this digital age, there is the emergence of the concept of cyber terrorism or the use of cyberspace to carry out terrorist activities. Interestingly, there are many concepts of cyber terrorism provided by academicians, researchers, policy makers and individuals. This paper proposes a framework describing the core components of cyber terrorism. The framework defines cyber terrorism from six perspectives: Motivation, target, method of attack, domain, action by perpetrator, and impact.

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Wireless body area network (WBAN) is a wireless network similar to wireless sensor network (WSN). The WBAN uses body sensor to transmit and received wireless communication. The WBAN has recently emerged as one of the premier research topics in enhancing healthcare industry. However, since WBAN requires it to be a low powered sensor node, it will be extremely difficult to put through any advanced security mechanism due to the restriction of power use in WBAN devices. Therefore, this research proposed a different approach in securing WBAN. This research is designed to assess the confidentiality, integrity and availability of WBAN and measure the attack perimeter of the WBAN implementation, using a practical security assessment (PSA). In this paper, the idea of conducting PSA before designing WBAN security solution will be used. The WBAN security solution aimed to enhance the physical security of the WBAN by developing a Secure Zone for WBAN.

Focus group discussion is often used as an exploratory technique and serves as a source of data collection. It typically consists of a group of 5 to 10 participants led by a moderator. This work contributes to developing a cyber security master plan in Malaysia through focus group discussion. For this study, thirty-two (32) participants took part in focus group discussions. The background of the participants varied from management, policy-making, law enforcement and prosecution to the research and technical fields. The participants had a range of working experience. The target groups identified are kids, youths, adults and parents, and organizations (both public and private sectors). The overall results suggest that in order to achieve a successful cyber security awareness implementation strategy, three implementation layers are recommended: strategic, program execution and content development layers. The findings provide a holistic approach to developing a single common platform for cyber security awareness programs in Malaysia that encompasses various stakeholders.