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Phishing is an online identity theft, which aims to steal sensitive information such as username, password and online banking details from victims. To prevent this, phishing education needs to be considered. Game based education is becoming…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2015-11-24 Nalin Asanka Gamagedara Arachchilage , Ali Tarhini , Steve Love

The absence of data protection measures in software applications leads to data breaches, threatening end-user privacy and causing instabilities in organisations that developed those software. Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) emerge as…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-10-02 Maisha Boteju , Thilina Ranbaduge , Dinusha Vatsalan , Nalin Arachchilage

Securing dynamic networks against adversarial actions is challenging because of the need to anticipate and counter strategic disruptions by adversarial entities within complex network structures. Traditional game-theoretic models, while…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2023-12-21 Dhananjay Raju , Georgios Bakirtzis , Ufuk Topcu

In shared autonomy, a critical tension arises when an automated assistant must choose between obeying a human's instruction and deliberately overriding it to prevent harm. This safety-critical behavior is known as intelligent disobedience.…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-03-24 Benedikt Hornig , Reuth Mirsky

Context. Developing secure and reliable software remains a key challenge in software engineering (SE). The ever-evolving technological landscape offers both opportunities and threats, creating a dynamic space where chaos and order compete.…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-01-10 Matteo Esposito

Social Engineering is the act of manipulating individuals to perform actions or reveal information. Social engineering tactics are widely recognized as a significant risk to information security. The increasing digital environment has…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2024-08-06 Devendra Chapagain , Naresh Kshetri , Bindu Aryal , Bhawani Dhakal

Securing enterprise networks presents challenges in terms of both their size and distributed structure. Data required to detect and characterize malicious activities may be diffused and may be located across network and endpoint devices.…

Awareness of cybersecurity topics facilitates software developers to produce secure code. This awareness is especially important in industrial environments for the products and services in critical infrastructures. In this work, we address…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2021-02-11 Tiago Espinha Gasiba , Ulrike Lechner , Maria Pinto-Albuquerque

Content generation that is both relevant and up to date with the current threats of the target audience is a critical element in the success of any Cyber Security Exercise (CSE). Through this work, we explore the results of applying machine…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-11-22 Alexandros Zacharis , Constantinos Patsakis

Security challenges accompany the efficiency. The pervasive integration of information and communications technologies (ICTs) makes cyber-physical systems vulnerable to targeted attacks that are deceptive, persistent, adaptive and…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2018-09-11 Linan Huang , Quanyan Zhu

This systematic literature review surveys technical defenses against software-based cheating in online multiplayer games. Categorizing existing approach-es into server-side detection, client-side anti-tamper, kernel-level anti-cheat…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-12-29 Adwa Alangari , Ohoud Alharbi

Remote estimation is a crucial element of real time monitoring of a stochastic process. While most of the existing works have concentrated on obtaining optimal sampling strategies, motivated by malicious attacks on cyber-physical systems,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-12-03 Atahan Dokme , Raj Kiriti Velicheti , Melih Bastopcu , Tamer Başar

Serious games are increasingly being used in cybersecurity education to engage and educate users. Several studies with cybersecurity serious games have shown that they are successful in educating users and the users also find them both fun…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-07-19 Gokul Jayakrishnan , Vijayanand Banahatti , Sachin Lodha

Memory-augmented large language model (LLM) agents use iterative reflection and self-evolution to solve complex tasks, but these mechanisms introduce security risks. Existing agentic memory attacks require privileged access or explicit…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-05-20 Kaixiang Wang , Jiong Lou , Zhaojiacheng Zhou , Jie Li

The widespread distribution of Large Language Models (LLMs) through public platforms like Hugging Face introduces significant security challenges. While these platforms perform basic security scans, they often fail to detect subtle…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-09-09 Shuai Yuan , Zhibo Zhang , Yuxi Li , Guangdong Bai , Wang Kailong

Responsible AI (RAI) efforts increasingly emphasize the importance of addressing potential harms early in the AI development lifecycle through social-technical lenses. However, in cross-functional industry teams, this work is often stalled…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-05-16 Muzhe Wu , Yanzhi Zhao , Shuyi Han , Michael Xieyang Liu , Hong Shen

Socio-technical networks represent emerging cyber-physical infrastructures that are tightly interwoven with human networks. The coupling between human and technical networks presents significant challenges in managing, controlling, and…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-11-07 Quanyan Zhu , Tamer Başar

In modernity, we continually receive increasingly intricate technologies that allow us to increase our lives convenience and efficiency. Our technology, particularly technology available over the internet, is advancing at unprecedented…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-11-29 Sean Loesch , Ryan Hrastich , Jordan Herbert , Ben Drangstveit , Jacob Weber , Mounika Vanamala

AI-based systems, currently driven largely by LLMs and tool-using agentic harnesses, are increasingly discussed as a possible threat to software engineering. Foundation models get stronger, agents can plan and act across multiple steps, and…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-04-24 Robert Feldt , Per Lenberg , Julian Frattini , Dhasarathy Parthasarathy

The rapid advancement of conversational agents, particularly chatbots powered by Large Language Models (LLMs), poses a significant risk of social engineering (SE) attacks on social media platforms. SE detection in multi-turn, chat-based…