Cybersecurity of High-Altitude Platform Stations: Threat Taxonomy, Attacks and Defenses with Standards Mapping - DDoS Attack Use Case

High-Altitude Platform Stations HAPS are emerging stratospheric nodes within non-terrestrial networks. We provide a structured overview of HAPS subsystems and principal communication links, map cybersecurity and privacy exposure across communication, control, and power subsystems, and propose a...

System Security Framework for 5G Advanced /6G IoT Integrated Terrestrial Network-Non-Terrestrial Network (TN-NTN) with AI-Enabled Cloud Security

The integration of Terrestrial Networks TN and Non-Terrestrial Networks NTN, including 5G Advanced/6G and the Internet of Things IoT technologies, using Low Earth Orbit LEO satellites, high-altitude platforms HAPS, and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles UAVs, is redefining the landscape of global...