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Insider threats pose a persistent and critical security risk, yet are notoriously difficult to detect in complex enterprise environments, where malicious actions are often hidden within seemingly benign user behaviors. Although…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-01-06 Jiongchi Yu , Xiaofei Xie , Qiang Hu , Yuhan Ma , Ziming Zhao

Network security is a critical concern in the digital landscape of today, with users demanding secure browsing experiences and protection of their personal data. This study explores the dynamic integration of Machine Learning (ML)…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-04-17 Pablo Benlloch , Oscar Romero , Antonio Leon , Jaime Lloret

Data-driven methods have been widely used in network intrusion detection (NID) systems. However, there are currently a number of challenges derived from how the datasets are being collected. Most attack classes in network intrusion datasets…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-09-17 Dylan Chou , Meng Jiang

Attackers have developed ever more sophisticated and intelligent ways to hack information and communication technology systems. The extent of damage an individual hacker can carry out upon infiltrating a system is well understood. A…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2018-08-20 Cosimo Ieracitano , Ahsan Adeel , Mandar Gogate , Kia Dashtipour , Francesco Carlo Morabito , Hadi Larijani , Ali Raza , Amir Hussain

Machine Learning (ML) algorithms have become increasingly popular for supporting Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDS). Nevertheless, extensive research has shown their vulnerability to adversarial attacks, which involve subtle…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-04-24 Andrea Venturi , Dario Stabili , Mirco Marchetti

Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDSs) are important tools for the protection of computer networks against increasingly frequent and sophisticated cyber attacks. Recently, a lot of research effort has been dedicated to the development…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-05-12 Mohanad Sarhan , Siamak Layeghy , Marius Portmann

While the digitization of power distribution grids brings many benefits, it also introduces new vulnerabilities for cyber-attacks. To maintain secure operations in the emerging threat landscape, detecting and implementing countermeasures…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-10-06 Ömer Sen , Dennis van der Velde , Sebastian N. Peters , Martin Henze

A Network Intrusion Detection System (NIDS) is an important tool that identifies potential threats to a network. Recently, different flow-based NIDS designs utilizing Machine Learning (ML) algorithms have been proposed as potential…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-06-09 Loc Gia Nguyen , Kohei Watabe

Network intrusion detection systems (NIDS) play a pivotal role in safeguarding critical digital infrastructures against cyber threats. Machine learning-based detection models applied in NIDS are prevalent today. However, the effectiveness…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-04-12 Xinxing Zhao , Kar Wai Fok , Vrizlynn L. L. Thing

IDS aims to protect computer networks from security threats by detecting, notifying, and taking appropriate action to prevent illegal access and protect confidential information. As the globe becomes increasingly dependent on technology and…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-06-04 Sudhanshu Sekhar Tripathy , Bichitrananda Behera

Detecting cyber-anomalies and attacks are becoming a rising concern these days in the domain of cybersecurity. The knowledge of artificial intelligence, particularly, the machine learning techniques can be used to tackle these issues.…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-04-19 Iqbal H. Sarker

We introduce a new simulation platform called Insight, created to design and simulate cyber-attacks against large arbitrary target scenarios. Insight has surprisingly low hardware and configuration requirements, while making the simulation…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2010-06-11 Ariel Futoransky , Fernando Miranda , Jose Orlicki , Carlos Sarraute

The distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack stands out as a highly formidable cyber threat, representing an advanced form of the denial-of-service (DoS) attack. A DDoS attack involves multiple computers working together to overwhelm a…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-03-10 Nizo Jaman Shohan , Gazi Tanbhir , Faria Elahi , Ahsan Ullah , Md. Nazmus Sakib

The accelerated development of social media websites has posed intricate security issues in cyberspace, where these sites have increasingly become victims of criminal activities including attempts to intrude into them, abnormal traffic…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-01-07 Aditi Sanjay Agrawal

One challenge for building a secure network communication environment is how to effectively detect and prevent malicious network behaviours. The abnormal network activities threaten users' privacy and potentially damage the function and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-05-11 Peilun Wu , Hui Guo , Nour Moustafa

The transition to smart grids has increased the vulnerability of electrical power systems to advanced cyber threats. To safeguard these systems, comprehensive security measures-including preventive, detective, and reactive strategies-are…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-12-06 Omer Sen , Christoph Pohl , Immanuel Hacker , Markus Stroot , Andreas Ulbig

Intrusion detection systems (IDSs) built on artificial intelligence (AI) are presented as latent mechanisms for actively detecting fresh attacks over a complex network. Although review papers are used the systematic review or simple methods…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-08-14 Ziadoon K. Maseer , Robiah Yusof , Baidaa Al-Bander , Abdu Saif , Qusay Kanaan Kadhim

Machine-learning-based Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) have achieved impressive accuracy in classifying network attacks, yet they consistently fall short on the question that matters most to a security analyst: what should I do next? This…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-05-19 Md Navid Bin Islam , Sajal Saha , Senior Member

This work-in-progress paper introduces a prototype for a novel Graph Neural Network (GNN) based approach to estimate hidden states in cyber attack simulations. Utilizing the Meta Attack Language (MAL) in conjunction with Relational Dynamic…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-12-12 Pontus Johnson , Mathias Ekstedt

Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) enhanced with Machine Learning (ML) have demonstrated the capacity to efficiently build a prototype of "normal" cyber behaviors in order to detect cyber threats' activity with greater accuracy than…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-04-23 Vance Wong , John Emanuello