English
Related papers

Related papers: Dynamic Risk Assessments for Offensive Cybersecuri…

200 papers

As machine learning models become more capable, they have exhibited increased potential in solving complex tasks. One of the most promising directions uses deep reinforcement learning to train autonomous agents in computer network defense…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-10-23 Elizabeth Bates , Vasilios Mavroudis , Chris Hicks

Computer-use agents extend language models from text generation to persistent action over tools, files, and execution environments. Unlike chat systems, they maintain state across interactions and translate intermediate outputs into…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-04-06 Yunhao Feng , Yifan Ding , Yingshui Tan , Xingjun Ma , Yige Li , Yutao Wu , Yifeng Gao , Kun Zhai , Yanming Guo

From denial-of-service attacks to spreading of ransomware or other malware across an organization's network, it is possible that manually operated defenses are not able to respond in real time at the scale required, and when a breach is…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-01-28 Alexandre K. Ligo , Alexander Kott , Igor Linkov

Unmanned vehicles able to conduct advanced operations without human intervention are being developed at a fast pace for many purposes. Not surprisingly, they are also expected to significantly change how military operations can be…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-10-30 Henrik Madsen , Gudmund Grov , Federico Mancini , Magnus Baksaas , Åvald Åslaugson Sommervoll

AI agents that autonomously interact with external tools and environments have shown great promise across real-world applications. However, their reliance on external data exposes them to serious indirect prompt injection attacks, where…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-05-08 Hao Li , Ruoyao Wen , Shanghao Shi , Ning Zhang , Yevgeniy Vorobeychik , Chaowei Xiao

With the capability to write convincing and fluent natural language and generate code, Foundation Models present dual-use concerns broadly and within the cyber domain specifically. Generative AI has already begun to impact cyberspace…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-10-25 Kade M. Heckel , Adrian Weller

Cybersecurity decision-making increasingly occurs in environments characterized by uncertainty, partial observability, and adversarial manipulation, where heterogeneous signals from multiple sources are often incomplete, ambiguous, or…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-05-01 Andrei Kojukhov , Arkady Bovshover

The last few years have seen an explosion of interest in autonomous cyber defence agents based on deep reinforcement learning. Such agents are typically trained in a cyber gym environment, also known as a cyber simulator, at least 32 of…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-03-11 Elizabeth Bates , Chris Hicks , Vasilios Mavroudis

Cybersecurity risk analysis plays an essential role in supporting organizations make effective decision about how to manage and control cybersecurity risk. Cybersecurity risk is a function of the interplay between the defender, i.e., the…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2021-06-02 Jiali Wang , Martin Neil

In this work we start walking the path to a new perspective for viewing cyberwarfare scenarios, by introducing conceptual tools (a formal model) to evaluate the costs of an attack, to describe the theater of operations, targets, missions,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2010-06-11 Ariel Futoransky , Luciano Notarfrancesco , Gerardo Richarte , Carlos Sarraute

Cybersecurity is being fundamentally reshaped by foundation-model-based artificial intelligence. Large language models now enable autonomous planning, tool orchestration, and strategic adaptation at scale, challenging security architectures…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-12-30 Tao Li , Quanyan Zhu

Cybersecurity planning supports the selection of and implementation of security controls in resource-constrained settings to manage risk. Doing so requires considering adaptive adversaries with different levels of strategic sophistication…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-02-07 Eric B. DuBois , Ashley Peper , Laura A. Albert

To understand and identify the unprecedented risks posed by rapidly advancing artificial intelligence (AI) models, Frontier AI Risk Management Framework in Practice presents a comprehensive assessment of their frontier risks. As Large…

Characterizing attacker behavior with respect to Cyber-Physical Systems is important to assuring the security posture and resilience of these systems. Classical cyber vulnerability assessment approaches rely on the knowledge and experience…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-03-18 Christopher Deloglos , Carl Elks , Ashraf Tantawy

AI agents have significant potential to reshape cybersecurity, making a thorough assessment of their capabilities critical. However, existing evaluations fall short, because they are based on small-scale benchmarks and only measure static…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-03-25 Zhun Wang , Tianneng Shi , Jingxuan He , Matthew Cai , Jialin Zhang , Dawn Song

There is a growing need for cybersecurity professionals with practical knowledge and experience to meet societal needs and comply with new standards and regulations. At the same time, the advances in software technology and artificial…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-04-02 Charilaos Skandylas , Mikael Asplund

Getting a real cybersecurity risk assessment for a small organization is expensive -- a NIST CSF-aligned engagement runs $15,000 on the low end, takes weeks, and depends on practitioners who are genuinely scarce. Most small companies skip…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-26 Ravish Gupta , Saket Kumar , Shreeya Sharma , Maulik Dang , Abhishek Aggarwal

Large language models and LLM-based agents are increasingly used for cybersecurity tasks that are inherently dual-use. Existing approaches to refusal, spanning academic policy frameworks and commercially deployed systems, often rely on…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2026-02-19 Noa Linder , Meirav Segal , Omer Antverg , Gil Gekker , Tomer Fichman , Omri Bodenheimer , Edan Maor , Omer Nevo

We present, to our knowledge, the most comprehensive cross-model evaluation of LLM agents on offensive cybersecurity tasks, benchmarking 10 frontier models from 7 providers on all 200 challenges of the NYU CTF Bench. Building on the…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-04-21 Tyler H. Merves , Michael H. Conaway , Joseph M. Escobar , Hakan T. Otal , Unal Tatar

Malicious cyber activity is ubiquitous and its harmful effects have dramatic and often irreversible impacts on society. Given the shortage of cybersecurity professionals, the ever-evolving adversary, the massive amounts of data which could…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-06-02 John Emanuello , Kimberly Ferguson-Walter , Erik Hemberg , Una-May O Reilly , Ahmad Ridley , Dennis Ross , Diane Staheli , William Streilein