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The widespread adoption of Internet of Things has led to many security issues. Post the Mirai-based DDoS attack in 2016 which compromised IoT devices, a host of new malware using Mirai's leaked source code and targeting IoT devices have…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-06-25 Ayush Kumar , Teng Joon Lim

The rapid growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) devices is paralleled by them being on the front-line of malicious attacks. This has led to an explosion in the number of IoT malware, with continued mutations, evolution, and sophistication.…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-08-31 Ahmed Abusnaina , Afsah Anwar , Sultan Alshamrani , Abdulrahman Alabduljabbar , RhongHo Jang , Daehun Nyang , David Mohaisen

Ransomware core capability, unauthorized encryption, demands controls that identify and block malicious cryptographic activity without disrupting legitimate use. We present a probabilistic, risk-based access control architecture that…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-03-24 Kenan Begovic , Abdulaziz Al-Ali , Qutaibah Malluhi

Internet of Things (IoT) devices have become ubiquitous and are spread across many application domains including the industry, transportation, healthcare, and households. However, the proliferation of the IoT devices has raised the concerns…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-05-06 Dominik Breitenbacher , Ivan Homoliak , Yan Lin Aung , Nils Ole Tippenhauer , Yuval Elovici

IoT devices particularly microcontrollers are challenged by their inherent limitations in processing capabilities, memory capacity, and energy conservation. Securing communication within IoT networks is further complicated by the…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-05-14 Vasilis Ieropoulos , Eirini Anthi , Theodoros Spyridopoulos , Pete Burnap , Aftab Khan , Pietro Carnelli

Internet of Things (IoT) devices have expanded the horizon of digital forensic investigations by providing a rich set of new evidence sources. IoT devices includes health implants, sports wearables, smart burglary alarms, smart thermostats,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-04-04 Asanka Sayakkara , Nhien-An Le-Khac , Mark Scanlon

The Internet of Things(IoT) paradigm provides persistent sensing and data collection capabilities and is becoming increasingly prevalent across many market sectors. However, most IoT devices emphasize usability and function over security,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-05-25 Farooq Shaikh , Elias Bou-Harb , Aldin Vehabovic , Jorge Crichigno , Aysegul Yayimli , Nasir Ghani

The Linux kernel is one of the most important Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) projects. It is installed on billions of devices all over the world, which process various sensitive, confidential or simply private data. It is crucial…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2020-01-07 Denis Efremov , Ilya Shchepetkov

Since IoT systems provide services over the Internet, they must continue to operate safely even if malicious users attack them. Since the computational resources of edge devices connected to the IoT are limited, lightweight platforms and…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-10-22 Kentaro Ohno , Norihiro Yoshida , Wenqing Zhu , Hiroaki Takada

Malicious software threats and their detection have been gaining importance as a subdomain of information security due to the expansion of ICT applications in daily settings. A major challenge in designing and developing anti-malware…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-01-15 Cengiz Acarturk , Melih Sirlanci , Pinar Gurkan Balikcioglu , Deniz Demirci , Nazenin Sahin , Ozge Acar Kucuk

Malware detection in IoT environments necessitates robust methodologies. This study introduces a CNN-LSTM hybrid model for IoT malware identification and evaluates its performance against established methods. Leveraging K-fold…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-02-06 Ali Mehrban , Pegah Ahadian

The rapid growth of Cloud Computing and Internet of Things (IoT) has significantly increased the interconnection of computational resources, creating an environment where malicious software (malware) can spread rapidly. To address this…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-01-16 Themistoklis Diamantopoulos , Dimosthenis Natsos , Andreas L. Symeonidis

Malicious software, or malware, presents a continuously evolving challenge in computer security. These embedded snippets of code in the form of malicious files or hidden within legitimate files cause a major risk to systems with their…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2018-06-29 Rakshit Agrawal , Jack W. Stokes , Mady Marinescu , Karthik Selvaraj

Nowadays, the Internet of Things (IoT) is widely employed, and its usage is growing exponentially because it facilitates remote monitoring, predictive maintenance, and data-driven decision making, especially in the healthcare and industrial…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-06-10 Silvia Lucia Sanna , Diego Soi , Davide Maiorca , Giorgio Giacinto

In this paper, we proposes an automatic firmware analysis tool targeting at finding hidden services that may be potentially harmful to the IoT devices. Our approach uses static analysis and symbolic execution to search and filter services…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-05-29 Shuaike Dong , Siyu Shen , Zhou Li , Kehuan Zhang

Machine learning finds rich applications in Internet of Things (IoT) networks such as information retrieval, traffic management, spectrum sensing, and signal authentication. While there is a surge of interest to understand the security…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-06-04 Yalin E. Sagduyu , Yi Shi , Tugba Erpek

Many IoT devices are vulnerable to attacks due to flawed security designs and lacking mechanisms for firmware updates or patches to eliminate the security vulnerabilities. Device-type identification combined with data from vulnerability…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-02-17 Jakob Greis , Artem Yushchenko , Daniel Vogel , Michael Meier , Volker Steinhage

We present an application of Artificial Intelligence techniques to the field of Information Security. The problem of remote Operating System (OS) Detection, also called OS Fingerprinting, is a crucial step of the penetration testing…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2010-06-16 Javier Burroni , Carlos Sarraute

Log analysis is a relevant research field in cybersecurity as they can provide a source of information for the detection of threats to networks and systems. This paper presents a pipeline to use fine-tuned Large Language Models (LLMs) for…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-07-04 Jorge J. Tejero-Fernández , Alfonso Sánchez-Macián

Malware, a persistent cybersecurity threat, increasingly targets interconnected digital systems such as desktop, mobile, and IoT platforms through sophisticated attack vectors. By exploiting these vulnerabilities, attackers compromise the…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-10-09 Matteo Brosolo , Asmitha K. A. , Mauro Conti , Rafidha Rehiman K. A. , Muhammed Shafi K. P. , Serena Nicolazzo , Antonino Nocera , Vinod P