19th International Conference on Network Security & Applications (CNSA 2026)

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19^th International Conference on Network Security & Applications (CNSA 2026) brings together cutting edge research, emerging technologies, and real world innovations in securing today’s highly connected digital ecosystems. As networks evolve toward cloud‑native architectures, software defined infrastructures, IoT‑driven environments, and large‑scale distributed systems, the security landscape continues to expand in complexity and urgency. CNSA 2026 aims to unite researchers, practitioners, and industry experts to examine modern security challenges, explore advanced defensive strategies, and foster interdisciplinary collaboration. The conference serves as a forum for sharing breakthroughs, discussing practical deployments, and shaping the future of secure communication and computation across diverse platforms and environments.

We invite authors to submit high‑quality contributions (including original research, system designs, experimental studies, surveys, and industrial case reports) that present significant advances in, but not limited to, the following areas:

Topics of interest

Artificial intelligence, Machine Learning for Security
Attacks on Virtualized Systems
Blockchain Technology and Cyber Security
Cloud Security
Cognitive Security
Cryptographic Protocols
Cyber Physical System (CPS) security
Database and System Security
Data Center Network Control, Security and Optimization
Designing a Security Policy
E-mail Security, Spam, Phishing, E-mail fraud
Hardware-Based Attacks
Internet of Things (IoT) Security
Internet Security, Applications Security & Network Management
Intrusion Detection and Prevention
Network and Wireless Network Security
Peer-to-Peer Network Security
Performance Evaluations of Protocols & Security Applications
Security in Fog / edge Computing
Security of Virtual Machines
Security threats & Countermeasures (DDoS, MiM, Session Hijacking, Replay attack, Phishing, Scams etc,)
Security, trust and privacy challenges
Smart City Security
Smart Grid security
Ubiquitous Computing Security
Virus, Worms, Trojan Protection
Web 2.0 security

Paper Submission

Authors are invited to submit papers through the conference Submission System by January 10, 2026 . Submissions must be original and should not have been published previously or be under consideration for publication while being evaluated for this conference. The proceedings of the conference will be published by Computer Science Conference Proceedings (H index 45) in Computer Science & Information Technology (CS & IT) series (Confirmed).

Selected papers from CNSA 2026, after further revisions, will be published in the special issue of the following journals

International Journal of Network Security & Its Applications (IJNSA) - ERA Indexed

International Journal of Computer Networks & Communications (IJCNC) - Scopus, ERA Indexed

International Journal on Cryptography and Information Security (IJCIS)

International Journal of Security, Privacy and Trust Management (IJSPTM)

Information Technology in Industry(ITII)

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