Akashdeep Bhardwaj

Dr. Akashdeep Bhardwaj is working as Professor and Head of Cybersecurity (Center of Excellence) at University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun, India. An eminent IT Industry expert with over 28 years of experience in areas such as Cybersecurity, Digital Forensics and IT Operations, Dr. Akashdeep mentors graduate, master’s and doctoral students and leads several industry projects. Dr. Akashdeep is a Post-Doctoral from Majmaah University, Saudi Arabia, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from UPES Dehradun, India. Dr. Akashdeep has published over 135 research works (including SCI/Scopus/WoS papers, copyrights, patents, and has authored & edited several books and chapters) in international journals. Dr. Akashdeep worked as Technology Leader for several multinational organizations during his time in the IT industry. Dr. Akashdeep is certified in multiple technologies including Compliance Audits, Cybersecurity, and industry certifications in Microsoft, Cisco, and VMware technologies. Email: bhrdwh@yahoo.com ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7361-0465

Publications

Navigating the Metaverse: Forecasting Cybercrime in the New Age of Virtual Reality

The rise of the metaverse—a virtual world where individuals can interact with each other and digital objects in a fully immersive environment—has led to new challenges in the...

Guardians of Trust: Safeguarding the Sanctity of Healthcare Data

This chapter delves into the multifaceted dimensions of protecting sensitive patient information from a cybersecurity perspective. Through a comprehensive examination of the...

Holistic IoT Framework for Timely Detection of Cardiovascular Diseases

The chapter delves into the innovative intersection of internet of things healthcare to address the pressing global challenge of cardiovascular diseases. This emerges as a...

Evolving Threat Landscape in IoT and IIoT Environments

The meteoric rise of the internet of things (IoT) and industrial internet of things (IIoT) is reshaping our world, ushering in an era of hyper-connectivity and automation. This...

Building a Smart Security Framework for IoT/IIoT

The ever-expanding world of IoT and IIoT devices necessitates a robust and adaptable security framework to safeguard these interconnected systems. This chapter outlines the core...

Cybercrime, Digital Terrorism, and 5G Paradigm: Attack Trends of the New Millennium

In this digital era, fears about cybercrime and digital terrorism are rising. A coordinated effort will be required to keep ahead of the threat as the world grows more digitally...

5G: The Emerging Cybersecurity Threat Landscape for India

The overall landscape of security threats in India is changing quickly, giving rise to a wide range of new security issues. The nation is threatened by cyberattacks, border...

Perspectives on Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing

Cybersecurity has emerged to address the need for connectivity and seamless integration with other devices and vulnerability assessment to find loopholes. However, there are...

Sophisticated-Sinister-Stealth Attacks

APTs typically involve a series of carefully planned and coordinated steps, including reconnaissance, initial compromise, establishment of a foothold, and lateral movement to...

Health Insurance Claim Prediction Using Artificial Neural Networks

A number of numerical practices exist that actuaries use to predict annual medical claim expense in an insurance company. This amount needs to be included in the yearly financial...

Predictive Analytics-Based Cybersecurity Framework for Cloud Infrastructure

The most valuable asset for any organization and individual is data and the information it holds. This is the main reason for Information Security to be the top concern in...

Use of Artificial Neural Network for Forecasting Health Insurance Entitlements

A number of numerical practices exist that actuaries use to predict annual medical claims expense in an insurance company. This amount needs to be included in the yearly...

Determinants of Mobile Cloud Computing Adoption by Financial Services Firms

Prior studies have found that mobile cloud computing could bring substantial cost savings to firms, ultimately resulting in reduced transaction cost to customers. Despite this...

Internet of Things and Its Significance on Smart Homes/Cities

Smart homes and cities is one of the crucial topics for an individual of any age that requires almost zero computer literacy in order to benefit the leisure and luxury offered by...

Industrial Internet of Things: Benefit, Applications, and Challenges

This chapter focused on the importance and influence of industrial internet of things (IIoT) and the way industries operate around the world and the value added for society by...

Property Valuation Using Linear Regression and Random Forest Algorithm

The economic boom over the recent past and the quest to further develop has made several nation states the business hubs in their regions. Along with the investments, there has...

Big Data and Big Data Analytics: A Review of Tools and its Application

Big data is emerging, and the latest developments in technology have spawned enormous amounts of data. The traditional databases lack the capabilities to handle this diverse data...

Big Data Analytics in Healthcare: A Developing Country Survey

This chapter provides better understanding and use-cases of big data in healthcare. The healthcare industry generates lot of data every day, and without proper analytical tools...

Unique Taxonomy for Evaluating Fog Computing Services

Cloud computing has slowly but surely become the foremost service provider for information technology applications and platform delivery. However, Cloud issues continue to exist...

Unique Fog Computing Taxonomy for Evaluating Cloud Services

Fog computing has the potential to resolve cloud computing issues by extending the cloud service provider's reach to the edge of the cloud network model, right up to the...

Novel Taxonomy to Select Fog Products and Challenges Faced in Fog Environments

This article describes how the rise of fog computing to improve cloud computing performance and the acceptance of smart devices is slowly but surely changing our future and...

Digital Transformation of Diplomacy: The Way Forward for Small Island States

This chapter seeks to examine the digital transformation (digitalisation) of diplomacy and how such digital transformations can be used to positively influence and improve a...

Analysing Ethical Issues of a Patient Information Systems Using the PAPA Model

Healthcare is a vital portion of today's medical environment, and it is necessary for medical providers to do their work in an efficient and effective manner. Everyday...

Network Security Evaluation and Threat Assessments in Enterprise Systems

Companies have realized the need to have the competitive edge over their rivals. Enterprise systems provide this competitive edge. But with implementing enterprise system...