Strategies for e-Service, e-Governance, and Cybersecurity Challenges and Solutions for Efficiency and Sustainability

In the world of digitization today, many services of government and industry are carried out in electronic mode in order to avoid the misuse of natural resources. The implementation of e-services also provides transparency and efficiency. However, these e-services are vulnerable to cyber threats and need special measures in place to provide safety and security as they are being used in the cyber space.This new volume provides an introduction to and overview of cybersecurity in e-services and e-governance systems. The volume presents and discusses the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns, as well as the practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of security and e-services. The editors bring together leading academics, scientists, researchers, and research scholars to share their experiences and research results on many aspects of e-services, e-governance, and cybersecurity. The chapters cover diverse topics, such as using digital education to curb gender violence, cybersecurity threats and technology in the banking industry, e-governance inthe healthcare sector, cybersecurity in the natural gas and oil industry, developing information communication systems, and more. The chapters also include the uses and selection of encryption technology and software.

1. Introduction to Cybersecurity in e-Governance Systems Manishankar Sannigrahi, Bhaswati Sahoo, and Rabindra Narayana Behera 2. Digitization and Its Impact Subham Naskar, Patel Dhruv, Pranjal Kumar, and Soumya Mukherjee 3. Role of Digital Education to Curb Gender Violence Deepanjali Mishra and Mangal Sain 4. Cybersecurity Threats and Technology Adoption in the Indian Banking Sector: A Study of Retail Banking Customers of Bhubaneswar Sukanta Chandra Swain 5. e-Government Security Method Evaluation by Using G-AHP: A MCDM Model Proshikshya Mukherjee, Sasmita Rani Samanta, and Prasant Kumar Pattnaik 6. e-Governance in the Health Sector Suchismita Das, Poonam Biswal, Nishtha Jaiswal, and Sharmistha Banerjee 7. Vulnerability and Cybersecurity in the Natural Gas and Oil Industry Subham Naskar, Patel Dhruv, Pranjal Kumar, and Soumya Mukherjee 8. An Encryption Scheme: ECC and Arnold’s Transformation Jibendu Kumar Mantri, Rajalaxmi Mishra, and Prasanta Kumar Swain 9. Security Management in SDN Using Fog Computing: A Survey Manish Snehiand Abhinav Bhandari 10. Comparative Evaluation of Free/Open Source and Proprietary Software Using Survey of Indian Users Sushil Kumar and Sumesh Sood 11. Vulnerability of Cyber Threats Ankit Pradhan 12. Development of Information Communication Systems and Some Social Issues Balwinder Singh Brar 13. Role of Digital Technology in Collaborative Learning: An Analysis Deepanjali Mishra 14. A Survey on Forecasting of Currency Exchange Rate Methodologies Manaswinee Madhumita Panda, Surya Narayan Panda, and Prasant Kumar Pattnaik 15. e-Governance, Issues, and Challenges of m-Governance in India Sarita Dhal, Deepanjali Mishra, and Nishikanta Mishra 16. 'IT' Does Matter: The Smart Solutions Swapnamoyee Palit 17. An Overview on Blockchain Applications and Consensus Protocols Rajat Rajesh Narsapur, Shreshtha Ghosh, Poulami Bose, Rishabh Arora, Meet K. Shah, and Prasant Kumar Pattnaik

Bhaswati Sahoo, PhD (continuing), is Assistant Professor at the School of Computer Engineering, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India. Her fields of interest include e-governance, cybersecurity, and data analytics. Dr. Sahoo has published a number of research papers in peer-reviewed international journals and conferences. Rabindra Narayana Behera, PhD, is Senior Technical Director at the National Informatics Centre at Odisha State Centre, Bhubaneswar, India. He has more than 25 years of experience in IT. He has coordinated governance portals at state and national levels and has published research papers in international journals and conferences. Sasmita Rani Samanta, PhD, is Professor of Commerce and Management at KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, India, where she also holds the post of Pro-Vice Chancellor. She has more than a decade of teaching and research experience. Dr. Samanta has published many research articles in the fields of e-governance, e-marketing, and brand management in international journals and conferences. Prasant Kumar Pattnaik, PhD, is Professor at the School of Computer Engineering, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, India. He has more than a decade of teaching research experience. Dr. Pattnaik has published many research papers in peer-reviewed international journals and conferences. He has authored many computer sciences books in the fields of robotics, turing machine, cyber security, cloud computing, and mobile computing. Dr. Pattnaik is a Fellow of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers.