Papers by hussam fakhouri
Digital forensics, a field pivotal in the scientific examination and analysis of digital device d... more Digital forensics, a field pivotal in the scientific examination and analysis of digital device data, has escalated in relevance as technology becomes ubiquitous. This research offers a detailed examination of the multifarious challenges confronting forensic practitioners, categorized into technical, procedural, organizational, and human aspects. Employing a multifaceted approach that includes a comprehensive literature review and case study analysis, this study elucidates the dynamic and evolving nature of these obstacles. Technical challenges, including the overwhelming data volumes and the complexities associated with IoT and mobile device forensics, are shown to significantly hinder effective data extraction and analysis. Procedural challenges are characterized by issues in standardization, inter-agency collaboration, and legal ambiguities, while organizational challenges encompass budgetary constraints, the need for reliable tool validation, and maintaining an unbroken chain of custody. Human factors also introduce significant variability and potential for error in forensic investigations. The study's findings indicate that these challenges are interrelated and require a cohesive approach to address. It concludes by proposing a series of integrated solutions and best practices aimed at mitigating these challenges. These include the adoption of advanced analytical tools, the development of universal procedural standards, enhanced training and resources for forensic practitioners, and a greater emphasis on ethical considerations.
This paper aims to assesses the multifaceted role of cloud systems in stimulating and protecting ... more This paper aims to assesses the multifaceted role of cloud systems in stimulating and protecting business market growth, with the goal of exploring the transformative benefits of cloud computing, such as lower costs, increased flexibility, improved data security, efficient collaboration, and greater integration, while also highlighting the challenges and risks associated with it. These include data protection, legal concerns, and compliance, which are especially critical given the growing incidence of cybersecurity risks. Furthermore, the paper dives into the many types of cloud services, such as infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and software as a service (SaaS), outlining their distinct benefits, potential downsides, and applicability in various business situations. It also looks at new trends and solutions, particularly the rise of hybrid cloud systems.
With the rapid evolution of cyber threats, social engineering attacks have become increasingly so... more With the rapid evolution of cyber threats, social engineering attacks have become increasingly sophisticated, leveraging human vulnerabilities to bypass traditional security measures. While many conventional defense mechanisms have been overwhelmed, Artificial Intelligence (AI) offers a promising avenue to detect, prevent, and respond to these emerging threats. This research analyzes the intricacies of contemporary social engineering attacks, from their methods of deployment to their recent adaptations, such as leveraging social media and mobile apps. By contrasting prior solutions with the potential of AI-based defenses, we highlight the key role of machine learning in behavioral pattern recognition, Natural Language Processing's (NLP) efficacy in identifying phishing attempts, and predictive analytics' power to anticipate future attack vectors. Through detailed case studies, we showcase realworld scenarios where AI mechanisms have successfully countered social engineering ploys. The findings reveal that AIenhanced mechanisms significantly improve the identification and mitigation of social engineering threats. Specifically, AIdriven behavioral analytics effectively detect subtle, manipulative cues indicative of phishing and other deceitful tactics, considerably reducing the incidence of successful attacks. Furthermore, predictive analytics has shown great promise in forecasting and preemptively countering potential cyber threats, In addition, while effective, AI tools must evolve with the changing tactics of cyber threats, Continuous learning and updating are necessary to maintain and improve accuracy and effectiveness.
Electronics
Fifth-generation (5G) mobile networks have already marked their presence globally, revolutionizin... more Fifth-generation (5G) mobile networks have already marked their presence globally, revolutionizing entertainment, business, healthcare, and other domains. While this leap forward brings numerous advantages in speed and connectivity, it also poses new challenges for security protocols. Machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) have been employed to augment traditional security measures, promising to mitigate risks and vulnerabilities. This paper conducts an exhaustive study to assess ML and DL algorithms’ role and effectiveness within the 5G security landscape. Also, it offers a profound dissection of the 5G network’s security paradigm, particularly emphasizing the transformative role of ML and DL as enabling security tools. This study starts by examining the unique architecture of 5G and its inherent vulnerabilities, contrasting them with emerging threat vectors. Next, we conduct a detailed analysis of the network’s underlying segments, such as network slicing, Massive Machine-Ty...
Scientific Research and Essays, Feb 15, 2016
The social network played recently a major role as communication media in our daily life as it al... more The social network played recently a major role as communication media in our daily life as it allows individuals to interact with one another and build relationships. When products or companies advertise on the social network, they expect that their product or advertisement reaches its target. Social networks is a hot research topic that has received great interest in the recent years due to its wide spreading and influence on organizations that advertise on the social network. In this research, the study proposed a theoretical framework that uses a genetic algorithm to enhance marketing and advertising by calculating the fitness function value for each member; the two factors used are the features provided by each member and the path between community’s members, and then it displays a list of suggested suitable advertisement. The main advantage behind the presented framework is to enhance the marketing and advertising in social networks communities to provide the maximum profit for the advertiser and provide the users with the advertisements suitable for their interests. Key words: Social network, marketing strategy, advertising, genetic algorithm, fitness functions.
International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications
Data testing is a vital part of the software development process, and there are various approache... more Data testing is a vital part of the software development process, and there are various approaches available to improve the exploration of all possible software code paths. This study introduces two contributions. Firstly, an improved version of the Multi-verse Optimizer called Testing Multi-Verse Optimizer (TMVO) is proposed, which takes into account the movement of the swarm and the mean of the two best solutions in the universe. The particles move towards the optimal solution by using a mean-based algorithm model, which guarantees efficient exploration and exploitation. Secondly, TMVO is applied to automatically develop test cases for structural data testing, particularly path testing. Instead of automating the entire testing process, the focus is on centralizing automated procedures for collecting testing data. Automation for generating testing data is becoming increasingly popular due to the high cost of manual data generation. To evaluate the effectiveness of TMVO, it was tested on various well-known functions as well as five programs that presented unique challenges in testing. The test results indicated that TMVO performed better than the original MVO algorithm on the majority of the tested functions.
The current study aimed at exploring university students’ perspectives on the emergency distance ... more The current study aimed at exploring university students’ perspectives on the emergency distance education strategy that was implemented during the COVID-19 crisis in Jordan, one of the countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Utilizing a qualitative design supported by Moore’s theory of transactional distance, a total of 17 semi-structured interviews were conducted with university students of various study levels and disciplines. Data were inductively analyzed using thematic analysis as suggested by Braun and Clarke. Seven themes have emerged, including, (i) Students’ psychological response to the sudden transition in educational process, (ii) Students’ digital preparedness, equality, and digital communication, (iii) Students’ and teachers’ technical competencies and technostress, (iv) Student-student and student-teacher interpersonal communication, (v) Quality and quantity of learning materials, (vi) Students’ assignments, examinations, and non-reliable evaluation methods, a...
Journal of Librarianship and Information Science
Technological advancement has forced academic libraries to change their traditional services by a... more Technological advancement has forced academic libraries to change their traditional services by adopting emerging technologies to respond to the changing information needs of their users, who are now more technologically inclined and prefer remote and timely access to scholarly information. Smart technologies are the recent trend in academic libraries. Smart technologies have the potential to enhance academic library services provision and also support the distance learning environment, especially now as higher education embraces online and distance learning. Therefore, it is essential to investigate the level of implementation of smart services at academic libraries and the challenges they face in developing and/or providing smart services. A questionnaire was developed to collect the required data from library staff ( N = 340) at academic libraries in Jordan, where (246) responded and completed the questionnaire. The results indicate a moderate level of implementation of smart ser...
Digital Library Perspectives
Purpose COVID-19 forced libraries and other institutions to either close their doors to users or ... more Purpose COVID-19 forced libraries and other institutions to either close their doors to users or change their services routines. At this time, the libraries should extend their efforts to meet the increasing demands of information services in terms of quantity and quality of information services. This study aims to explore the role and responsibilities of academic libraries during times of crisis from the staff perception in academic libraries in Jordan. Design/methodology/approach A questionnaire was disseminated to 359 library staff who were working at the 10 public universities in Jordan; 295 questionnaires were suitable to analyze, with a response rate of 82.2%. Findings The results indicated the importance of increasing academic libraries – specifically academic libraries in Jordan – awareness about the vast and important role of libraries to support research and the public community by providing authentic information sources about the pandemic to increase public awareness abou...
International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM), 2022
During COVID-19 pandemic countries have faced various levels of COVID-19 infection rates, and mil... more During COVID-19 pandemic countries have faced various levels of COVID-19 infection rates, and millions of students are affected by changing the educational process. However, many music Schools have been faced with the challenge of dealing with a situation that necessitates emergency measures to continue the academic course in the midst of lock-downs and social distancing measures. Therefore, it is important to evaluate the effectiveness of online methods of learning and to decide their feasibility and appropriateness for music students. Thus, this research aimed to provide an analysis of Music Students’ Perception towered Music E-learning Education during COVID-19 Pandemic, to study the situation of musicians in COVID-19 and to study music Distance learning knowledge, attitudes and practices and to develop suggestions for solving the problems. A sample of (83) students from the music department in the University of Jordan completed a questionnaire. An online survey distributed The s...
SAGE, Mar 1, 2021
IFLA Journal is an international journal publishing peer reviewed articles on library and informa... more IFLA Journal is an international journal publishing peer reviewed articles on library and information services and the social, political and economic issues that impact access to information through libraries. The Journal publishes research, case studies and essays that reflect the broad spectrum of the profession internationally. To submit an article to IFLA Journal please visit: journals.sagepub.com/home/ifl
Our current study aimed at exploring the university students’ perspectives on the emergency dista... more Our current study aimed at exploring the university students’ perspectives on the emergency distance education strategy that was implemented during the COVID-19 crisis in Jordan, one of the countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Utilizing a qualitative design supported by Moore’s theory of transactional distance, a total of 17 semi-structured interviews were conducted with university students of various study levels and disciplines. Data were inductively analyzed using thematic analysis as suggested by Braun and Clarke. Seven themes have emerged, including, (i) psychological response, (ii) digital preparedness and equality, (iii) technical competencies and technostress, (iv) interpersonal communication, (v) learning materials, (vi) non-reliable evaluation methods, and (vii) opportunities. Our findings provide evidence that the sudden transition from traditional on-campus to the online distance education was significantly challenging in many aspects and was not a pleasant exp...
Learning and Analytics in Intelligent Systems, 2020
This research focuses on students' attitudes towards Blended learning and the use of information ... more This research focuses on students' attitudes towards Blended learning and the use of information and communication technology (ICT) at the University of Jordan. A sample of 150 students who have taken blended course have been chosen to complete a questionnaire that includes aspects of knowledge and attitude towards blended learning. The results of the study showed that Blended learning is beneficial to students, and most students understand the goals of e-learning by Blended learning fully. The students generally showed a positive attitude towards Blended learning. In addition, they have shown sufficient information on the area of Blended learning and to determine when and how to use the tools they are provided with in combination. It also found that blended learning is more effective to develop and improve knowledge and skills than conventional methods of teaching. The findings also showed that Blended research online tools help students to gain insight and improve their skills and that their roles in their own learning process have a huge impact on student lives.
COVID-19 appears in Wuhan in December 2019 and spread all around the world including Jordan Jorda... more COVID-19 appears in Wuhan in December 2019 and spread all around the world including Jordan Jordan set successful example in dealing with covid-19 crisis, with its low number of deaths, increased recovery cases and decreased cases of infections in comparison with Middle East and surrounding countries It succeeded in eliminating the virus outbreak throughout the Kingdom in record time This paper first describes the stages of Jordan’s handling of the Corona pandemic (COVID-19) and how the pandemic controlling has been impacted by governmental and medical efforts, common cooperation, between all organizations in Jordan Then it studies the effect of lockdown on coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak prevention in Jordan and provides a data-driven analysis After that, it proposes a lockdown model to prevent the spread of the virus) © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG
This paper introduces a hybrid metaheuristic algorithm that combines Particle Swarm Optimization ... more This paper introduces a hybrid metaheuristic algorithm that combines Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm with Sine Cosine algorithm and Mathematical equations. The algorithm makes a contribution to optimization field by providing better strategy for finding the global minimal value, enhancing exploration and exploitation features, speeding up the converge rate over the tested benchmark optimization problems. The results show that combining SCA and ME with PSO in a new hybrid algorithm called PSE. However, the new algorithm overcome the drawbacks of PSO and it effectively solve high dimensional optimization problems. PSE algorithm is being applied in order to enhance robot path planning, robots can find a high efficiency specification objective when powered by hybrid algorithm. The objective of optimization is to reduce the path lengths to target. Autonomous path planning is necessary to prevent obstacles during the motion of robot. The result show that the algorithm proposed...
The Journal of Supercomputing, 2021
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has struck many countries globally. Jordan has implemented strict nationwid... more The COVID-19 pandemic has struck many countries globally. Jordan has implemented strict nationwide control measures to halt the viral spread, one of which was the closure of universities and shifting to remote teaching. The impact of this pandemic could extend beyond the risk of physical harm to substantial psychological consequences. Our study aimed at assessing 1) psychological status, 2) challenges of distance teaching, and 3) coping activities and pandemic-related concerns among university teachers in Jordan in the midst of COVID-19-related quarantine and control measures. We conducted a cross-sectional study using an anonymous online survey. The measure of psychological distress was obtained using a validated Arabic version of the Kessler Distress Scale (K10). Other information collected included sociodemographic profile, methods used to handle distress, motivation to participate in distance teaching, and challenges of distance teaching as well as the most worrisome issues during this pandemic. Three hundred eighty-two university teachers returned completed surveys. Results of K10 showed that 31.4% of respondents had severe distress and 38.2% had mild to moderate distress. Whereas gender was not associated with distress severity, age had a weak negative correlation (Rho = −0.19, P < 0.0001). Interestingly, most teachers had moderate to high motivation for distance teaching. Engagement with family was the most reported self-coping activity. More than half of the participants were most concerned and fearful about SARS-CoV-2 infection. In conclusion, university teachers have shown to exhibit various levels of psychological distress and challenges during the implementation of precautionary national measures in the battle against COVID-19 in Jordan.
Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2020
Digital skills are necessary to work and manage electronic library infrastructures and services. ... more Digital skills are necessary to work and manage electronic library infrastructures and services. Accordingly, there is an urgent need for assessing the level of digital skills among librarians at academic libraries in Jordan. It is also important to investigate the influence of digital skills on technology acceptance among librarians in Jordan. A questionnaire was developed and used to collect the required data from university libraries in Jordan. The results indicate a high level of digital skills among the librarians. The result also shows that financial issues are the main challenges that librarians face to obtain the required skills. Most importantly, the level of digital skills positively influences the librarians’ acceptance and use of technology in academic libraries in Jordan. It was noted that factors such as sex, age, experience, specialization, and library type had no effect on the results. Findings of this research will help to explore the skills and competencies needed ...
IFLA Journal, 2020
Data plays a major role in helping to understand clearly the changing needs of academic library u... more Data plays a major role in helping to understand clearly the changing needs of academic library users, and in helping libraries to innovate their services and procedures accordingly. Data needs to be transformed into information for decision-making and strategic planning. Business intelligence offers powerful analytical tools, such as visualization and data-mining tools, which lead to informed decisions and hence transform the user’s experience, bringing it to a more advanced level. This research investigates the concept of business intelligence from the perceptions of information department staff at academic libraries in Jordan. The opportunities and challenges associated with it are also discussed and explored. As indicated by the results, information department staff agree that business intelligence improves decision-making, helping decision-makers to make the most accurate and timely decisions for the library. The results also indicate that an appropriate infrastructure is impor...
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