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Financial crimes like money laundering and terrorism financing can have significant impacts on society, including loss of trust in the integrity of the financial system, misuse and mismanagement of public funds, increase in societal…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-02-17 Yang Li , Thilina Ranbaduge , Kee Siong Ng

The digital transformation has created a new digital space known as cyberspace. This new cyberspace has improved the workings of businesses, organizations, governments, society as a whole, and day to day life of an individual. With these…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-03-05 Shahid Alam

We hear it all too often in the media: an organization is attacked, its data, often containing personally identifying information, is made public, and a hacking group emerges to claim credit. In this excerpt, we discuss how such groups…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2015-01-27 Jana Shakarian , Paulo Shakarian , Andrew Ruef

Cyberbullying has become a pervasive issue based on the rise of cell phones and internet usage affecting individuals worldwide. This paper proposes an open-source intelligence pipeline using data from Twitter to track keywords relevant to…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2023-08-15 Sylvia Worlali Azumah , Victor Adewopo , Zag ElSayed , Nelly Elsayed , Murat Ozer

Instead of only considering technology, computer security research now strives to also take into account the human factor by studying regular users and, to a lesser extent, experts like operators and developers of systems. We focus our…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2021-03-25 Mannat Kaur , Michel van Eeten , Marijn Janssen , Kevin Borgolte , Tobias Fiebig

Cybersecurity is a very challenging topic of research nowadays, as digitalization increases the interaction of people, software and services on the Internet by means of technology devices and networks connected to it. The field is broad and…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2021-07-02 Nuno Oliveira , Norberto Sousa , Isabel Praça

COVID-19 has caused widespread damage across many areas of life and has made humans more dependent on the internet and technology making us realize the importance of secure remote working environments. While social separation is encouraged…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-02-27 Somya Khatri , Aswani Kumar Cherukuri , Firuz Kamalov

In cybersecurity, attackers range from brash, unsophisticated script kiddies and cybercriminals to stealthy, patient advanced persistent threats. When modeling these attackers, we can observe that they demonstrate different risk-seeking and…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-09-27 Erick Galinkin , John Carter , Spiros Mancoridis

The exchange of personal information in digital environments poses significant risks, including identity theft, privacy breaches, and data misuse. Addressing these challenges requires a deep understanding of user behavior and mental models…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-09-22 Reza Shahriari , Eric D. Ragan

The history of humanhood has included competitive activities of many different forms. Sports have offered many benefits beyond that of entertainment. At the time of this article, there exists not a competitive ecosystem for cyber security…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2017-03-16 Jovonni L. Pharr

People who are involved with political campaigns face increased digital security threats from well-funded, sophisticated attackers, especially nation-states. Improving political campaign security is a vital part of protecting democracy. To…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2021-06-02 Sunny Consolvo , Patrick Gage Kelley , Tara Matthews , Kurt Thomas , Lee Dunn , Elie Bursztein

Cybersecurity operations, CyberOps, is the use and application of cybersecurity capabilities to a domain, department, organisation or nation. It is fundamentally to protect digital investments, contribute to national economic wellbeing by…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-02-09 Cyril Onwubiko

The rapid evolution of technology is a preferred method of interacting. A new world was created for young people who are sending emails, visiting websites, using webcams and chat rooms, and instant messaging through social media. In the…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2019-04-16 Maria Papatsimouli , John Skordas , Lazaros Lazaridis , Eleni Michailidi , Vaggelis Saprikis , George F. Fragulis

This position paper explores the intricate relationship between social psychology and secure software engineering, underscoring the vital role social psychology plays in the realm of engineering secure software systems. Beyond a mere…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-07-02 Lucas Gren , Robert Feldt

Recent high-profile cyber attacks exemplify why organizations need better cyber defenses. Cyber threats are hard to accurately predict because attackers usually try to mask their traces. However, they often discuss exploits and techniques…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2019-02-05 Ashok Deb , Kristina Lerman , Emilio Ferrara

This study examines the strategic role of cybersecurity based on survey data from 1,083 managers across Europe, the UK, and the United States. The findings indicate growing recognition of cybersecurity as a source of competitive advantage,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-05-21 Silvia Tedeschi , Giacomo Marzi , Marco Balzano , Gabriele Costa

Cybercriminals increasingly target the human factor rather than continuously advancing technological defense mechanisms. Consequently, institutions that allocate substantial resources to strengthening their cybersecurity infrastructure may…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-05-12 Gergely Benkő , Katalin Parti , Gergely Biczók

We examine whether measured cognitive processes predict cyber-attack behavior. We analyzed data that included psychometric scale responses and labeled attack behaviors from cybersecurity professionals who conducted red-team operations…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-11-25 Rubens Kim , Stephan Carney , Yvonne Fonken , Soham Hans , Sofia Hirschmann , Stacy Marsella , Peggy Wu , Nikolos Gurney

Information security isn't just about software and hardware -- it's at least as much about policies and processes. But the research community overwhelmingly focuses on the former over the latter, while gaping policy and process problems…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-03-25 Arvind Narayanan , Kevin Lee

Purpose: An essential component of an organisation's cybersecurity strategy is building awareness and education of online threats, and how to protect corporate data and services. This research article focuses on this topic and proposes a…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-08-23 Maria Bada , Jason R. C. Nurse