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The lack of security measures in the Internet of Things (IoT) devices and their persistent online connectivity give adversaries an opportunity to target them or abuse them as intermediary targets for larger attacks such as distributed…

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IoT security and privacy has raised grave concerns. Efforts have been made to design tools to identify and understand vulnerabilities of IoT systems. Most of the existing protocol security analysis techniques rely on a well understanding of…

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Modern malware poses a severe threat to cybersecurity, continually evolving in sophistication. To combat this threat, researchers and security professionals continuously explore advanced techniques for malware detection and analysis.…

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The lack of security measures among the Internet of Things (IoT) devices and their persistent online connection gives adversaries a prime opportunity to target them or even abuse them as intermediary targets in larger attacks such as…

The wide acceptance of Internet of Things (IoT) for both household and industrial applications is accompanied by several security concerns. A major security concern is their probable abuse by adversaries towards their malicious intent.…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-05-18 Ahmed Abusnaina , Mohammed Abuhamad , Hisham Alasmary , Afsah Anwar , Rhongho Jang , Saeed Salem , DaeHun Nyang , David Mohaisen

Malware represents a significant security concern in today's digital landscape, as it can destroy or disable operating systems, steal sensitive user information, and occupy valuable disk space. However, current malware detection methods,…

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Malicious shell commands are linchpins to many cyber-attacks, but may not be easy to understand by security analysts due to complicated and often disguised code structures. Advances in large language models (LLMs) have unlocked the…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-09-04 Jiangyi Deng , Xinfeng Li , Yanjiao Chen , Yijie Bai , Haiqin Weng , Yan Liu , Tao Wei , Wenyuan Xu

The widespread significance of Android IoT devices is due to its flexibility and hardware support features which revolutionized the digital world by introducing exciting applications almost in all walks of daily life, such as healthcare,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-06-29 Rajesh Kumar , WenYong Wang , Jay Kumar , Zakria , Ting Yang , Waqar Ali

Open-source software serves as a foundation for the internet and the cyber supply chain, but its exploitation is becoming increasingly prevalent. While advances in vulnerability detection for OSS have been significant, prior research has…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-12-02 Zhuoran Tan , Christos Anagnosstopoulos , Jeremy Singer

The Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the fastest-growing computing industries. By the end of 2027, more than 29 billion devices are expected to be connected. These smart devices can communicate with each other with and without human…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-10-21 Rami Darwish , Mahmoud Abdelsalam , Sajad Khorsandroo

Sophisticated malware families exploit the openness of the Android platform to infiltrate IoT networks, enabling large-scale disruption, data exfiltration, and denial-of-service attacks. This systematic literature review (SLR) examines…

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As IoT devices continue to proliferate, their reliability is increasingly constrained by security concerns. In response, researchers have developed diverse malware analysis techniques to detect and classify IoT malware. These techniques…

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As the Internet of Things (IoT) has become truly ubiquitous, so has the surrounding threat landscape. However, while the security of classical computing systems has significantly matured in the last decades, IoT cybersecurity is still…

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With the increase of IoT devices and technologies coming into service, Malware has risen as a challenging threat with increased infection rates and levels of sophistication. Without strong security mechanisms, a huge amount of sensitive…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-10-06 Gueltoum Bendiab , Stavros Shiaeles , Abdulrahman Alruban , Nicholas Kolokotronis

The rapid growth of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the 21st century has resulted in the emergence of a novel technological paradigm; known as the Internet of Things, or IoT. The IoT, which is at the heart of today's smart…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-01-10 Navod Neranjan Thilakrathne , Rohan Samarasinghe , Madhuka Priyashan

When learning cybersecurity, operating systems, or networking, students perform practical tasks using a broad range of command-line tools. Collecting and analyzing data about the command usage can reveal valuable insights into how students…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-12-22 Valdemar Švábenský , Jan Vykopal , Daniel Tovarňák , Pavel Čeleda

The proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices has introduced significant security challenges, primarily due to the opacity of firmware components and the complexity of supply chain dependencies. IoT firmware frequently relies on…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-01-06 Abdurrahman Tolay

This paper intends to detect IoT malicious attacks through deep learning models and demonstrates a comprehensive evaluation of the deep learning and graph-based models regarding malicious network traffic detection. The models particularly…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-07-16 Nikesh Prajapati , Bimal Karki , Saroj Gopali , Akbar Siami Namin

Traditional reactive approach of blacklisting botnets fails to adapt to the rapidly evolving landscape of cyberattacks. An automated and proactive approach to detect and block botnet hosts will immensely benefit the industry. Behavioral…

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