Editorial: Multi-Agent & Distributed Information Security

Information Security (IFS) addresses a sensitive part of information technology where the success of virtually all new technological developments depends on efficient use of automation for human resource management, computer technologies for trustworthy internet, many new communication services and distributed sensor systems for human quality of life and global stability which all heavily depend on our systems and devices working securely and reliably. The level of research activities and rate of publications in this field, however, has been too slow for many decades and never shown any significant development to measure up its importance.