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Digitization is becoming the basis of future development in our society and economy. In today’s world, People, devices and machines are networked through wired or wireless means. Now is the era of Internet and smart mobile devices. Internet has touched every human being and has changed the way we perform our everyday activities like working, playing, shopping, seeing movies and serials, talking on the phone, listening to our favorite music, ordering food, paying bills, making friends, and greeting our friends and relatives on their special occasions. Due to this every time and everywhere connectivity, track of every user and the objects is possible using the IP address. At this point, users can not stop using Internet but they expect it to be secure, privacy preserving and trustworthy.

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Prasad, R., Rohokale, V. (2020). Introduction. In: Cyber Security: The Lifeline of Information and Communication Technology. Springer Series in Wireless Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31703-4_1

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