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Virtual Trusted Platform modules (TPMs) were proposed as a software-based alternative to the hardware-based TPMs to allow the use of their cryptographic functionalities in scenarios where multiple TPMs are required in a single platform,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2013-08-08 Sami Alsouri , Thomas Feller , Sunil Malipatlolla , Stefan Katzenbeisser

As cloud computing continues to advance and become an integral part of modern IT infrastructure, container security has emerged as a critical factor in ensuring the smooth operation of cloud-native applications. An attacker can attack the…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-09-22 Kai Tan , Dongyang Zhan , Lin Ye , Hongli Zhang , Binxing Fang , Zhihong Tian

Threat modelling is the process of identifying potential vulnerabilities in a system and prioritising them. Existing threat modelling tools focus primarily on technical systems and are not as well suited to interpersonal threats. In this…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-05-06 Kieron Ivy Turk , Anna Talas , Alice Hutchings

As more and more information on individuals and companies are placed in the cloud, concerns are beginning to grow about just how safe an environment it is. It is better to prevent security threats before they enter into the systems and…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2014-03-17 Alexander Ngenzi

In a multi-tenant cloud, a number of Virtual Machines (VMs) are collocated on the same physical machine to optimize performance, power consumption and maximize profit. This, however, increases the risk of a malicious VM performing…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2018-03-16 Ahmed H. Anwar , George Atia , Mina Guirguis

To build a secure communications software, Vulnerability Prediction Models (VPMs) are used to predict vulnerable software modules in the software system before software security testing. At present many software security metrics have been…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2019-02-14 Shengjun Wei , Hao Zhong , Chun Shan , Lin Ye , Xiaojiang Du , Mohsen Guizani

Over the years, the technological landscape has evolved, reshaping the security posture of organisations and increasing their exposure to cybersecurity threats, many originating from within. Insider threats remain a major challenge,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-10-24 Selma Shikonde , Mike Wa Nkongolo

Although general-purpose AI systems offer transformational opportunities in science and industry, they simultaneously raise critical concerns about safety, misuse, and potential loss of control. Despite these risks, methods for assessing…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-12-12 Malcolm Murray , Steve Barrett , Henry Papadatos , Otter Quarks , Matt Smith , Alejandro Tlaie Boria , Chloé Touzet , Siméon Campos

Traditional threat modeling occurs during design, but cloud deployments introduce unanticipated threats, especially multi-stage attacks chaining vulnerabilities across trust boundaries. Existing security tools analyze components in…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-03-25 Nicholas Pecka , Lotfi Ben Othmane , Bharat Bhargava , Renee Bryce

The escalating sophistication and volume of cyber threats in cloud environments necessitate a paradigm shift in strategies. Recognising the need for an automated and precise response to cyber threats, this research explores the application…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-02-11 Mohammed Ashfaaq M. Farzaan , Mohamed Chahine Ghanem , Ayman El-Hajjar , Deepthi N. Ratnayake

Cloud platforms are increasingly relied upon to host diverse, resource-intensive workloads due to their scalability, flexibility, and cost-efficiency. In multi-tenant cloud environments, virtual machines are consolidated on shared physical…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2026-03-26 Amirhossein Shahbazinia , Darong Huang , Luis Costero , David Atienza

Cloud services have grown rapidly in recent years, which provide high flexibility for cloud users to fulfill their computing requirements on demand. To wisely allocate computing resources in the cloud, it is inevitably important for cloud…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2018-11-13 Shengwei Chen , Yanyan Shen , Yanmin Zhu

Cyber risk refers to the risk of defacing reputation, monetary losses, or disruption of an organization or individuals, and this situation usually occurs by the unconscious use of cyber systems. The cyber risk is unhurriedly increasing day…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-04-02 Fatama Tuz Johora , Md Shahedul Islam Khan , Esrath Kanon , Mohammad Abu Tareq Rony , Md Zubair , Iqbal H. Sarker

With the development of AIoT, data-driven attack detection methods for cyber-physical systems (CPSs) have attracted lots of attention. However, existing methods usually adopt tractable distributions to approximate data distributions, which…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-12-22 Tijin Yan , Tong Zhou , Yufeng Zhan , Yuanqing Xia

In this article, virtualization security concerns in the cloud computing domain are reviewed. The focus is toward virtual machine (VM) security where attacks and vulnerabilities such as VM escape, VM hopping, cross-VM side-channel, VM-based…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2014-11-17 Yasir Shoaib , Olivia Das

Virtualization technology reduces cloud operational cost by increasing cloud resource utilization level. The incorporation of virtualization within cloud data centers can severely degrade cloud performance if not properly managed. Virtual…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2016-01-18 Misbah Liaqat , Shalini Ninoriya , Junaid Shuja , Raja Wasim Ahmad , Abdullah Gani

In an era of escalating cyber threats, malware poses significant risks to individuals and organizations, potentially leading to data breaches, system failures, and substantial financial losses. This study addresses the urgent need for…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-01-28 Marzieh Esnaashari , Nima Moradi

The emergence of cloud computing presents a strategic direction for critical infrastructures and promises to have far-reaching effects on their systems and networks to deliver better outcomes to the nations at a lower cost. However, when…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-08-19 Farhan Hyder Sahito , Wolfgang Slany

The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to solve cybersecurity problems has been gaining traction within industry and academia, in part as a response to widespread malware attacks on critical systems, such as cloud…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-09-24 Maanak Gupta , Sudip Mittal , Mahmoud Abdelsalam

Traditional cybersecurity methodologies target deterministic systems and fail to address the probabilistic nature of AI, leaving systems vulnerable to attack vectors such as model inversion, data poisoning, and prompt injection. Recent…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-05-19 Tsafac Nkombong Regine Cyrille , Franziska Schwarz