Challenges in the Iot and Smart Environments: a Practitioners' Guide to Security, Ethics and Criminal Threats (Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications) [Hardcover] [Nov 27, 2021] Montasari, Reza; Jahankhani, Hamid and Al-Khateeb,.

Dr. Reza Montasari is Senior Lecturer in Cyber Threats at the Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Law. Reza’s main research interests lie in the areas of Digital Forensics and Cyber Security but also include Cyber Law and Cyber Terrorism. Reza has authored numerous journal articles, conference papers, book chapters, media articles and recently co-edited a volume (with Springer) entitled “Digital Forensic Investigation of Internet of Things (IoT) Devices”. He frequently presents at various conferences including the annual International Conference on Global Security, Safety & Sustainability (ICGS3). Reza has also given a number of invited talks including his recent presentation at the College of Policing and The Investigator Spring National Digital Media Investigator’s (DMI) Conference (Oxford, UK, 2019). Reza serves as Editorial Board Member, Programme Steering Committee Member, and Reviewer for a number of leading international journals and conferences in the fields of Digital Forensics and Cyber Security. He has previously worked with a number of UK police forces. Reza is also Guest Writer for Today’s Legal Cyber Risk to provide advice on the latest Cyber Security issues.

Professor Hamid Jahankhani has taught at both the undergraduate and postgraduate level, full and part-time and supervised and examined research students at the M.Phil., Ph.D. levels, and Doctorate in Professional Studies (D.Prof.). Hamid’s teaching has covered a broad range of computing modules in particular Information Security Management, Information Security Risk and Audit, Digital Forensics, Systems Design & Development, Telecommunications and Networking, Computer Systems. Hamid’s principal research area for a number of years has been in the field of information security management and digital forensics.

Dr. Haider al-Khateeb holds a position as Reader in Cyber Security and Deputy Director of the Wolverhampton Cyber Research Institute (WCRI) at theUniversity of Wolverhampton. He is Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), with a first-class B.Sc. (Hons) in Computer Science, and Ph.D. in Cyber Security. His role includes leading R&D projects, consultancy, knowledge exchange & research impact including instrumental, conceptual, and capacity building. With over 12 years in the UK’s HE sector, he has been invited to talk at various international events, has proven track record of publications, delivered multi-disciplinary projects, and worked with SMEs to launch new innovative products. Haider has delivered a range of both theory-based and hands-on technical training on topics such as Ethical Hacking, Incident Response, Risk Management and Assurance Methodologies, and Information Governance. He has long experience with Transnational Education (TNE) and Executive Master's degrees in Cyber Security through universities as well as leading IT training providers in the UK such as QA Ltd. Haider has also worked on the NCSC’s CyberFirst initiative, a pivotal part of the UK government’s National Cyber Security Programme to develop the UK's next generation of cyber professionals. As a security researcher, Haider is actively engaged with the latest trends on Distributed Digital Forensics, Cyber Resilience, Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI), and Online Safety for vulnerable groups. His interest in a broad range of collaborative activities has led to work with national and international researchers to achieve impact, publish in leading journals and to write proposals addressing funding calls, in total he has assisted in the generation of over £1.3m. His quality work has attracted various awards such as best conference papers, teaching awards and university achievement awards.