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The cybersecurity industry combines "automated" and "autonomous" AI, creating dangerous misconceptions about system capabilities. Recent milestones like XBOW topping HackerOne's leaderboard showcase impressive progress, yet these systems…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-07-01 Víctor Mayoral-Vilches

To address the challenges of internal security policy compliance and dynamic threat response in organizations, we present a novel framework that integrates artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, and smart contracts. We propose a system…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-12-17 Lampis Alevizos , Vinh Thong Ta

The prominence of embodied Artificial Intelligence (AI), which empowers robots to navigate, perceive, and engage within virtual environments, has attracted significant attention, owing to the remarkable advances in computer vision and large…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-12-10 Miao Li , Wenhao Ding , Ding Zhao

Connected robots play a key role in Industry 4.0, providing automation and higher efficiency for many industrial workflows. Unfortunately, these robots can leak sensitive information regarding these operational workflows to remote…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-09-22 Ryan Shah , Chuadhry Mujeeb Ahmed , Shishir Nagaraja

Robot learning has produced remarkably effective ``black-box'' controllers for complex tasks such as dynamic locomotion on humanoids. Yet ensuring dynamic safety, i.e., constraint satisfaction, remains challenging for such policies.…

As part of a feasibility study, this paper shows the NASA Valkyrie humanoid robot performing an end-to-end improvised explosive device (IED) response task. To demonstrate and evaluate robot capabilities, sub-tasks highlight different…

We introduce HonestCyberEval, a new benchmark for assessing AI models' capabilities and risks in automated software exploitation, focusing on their ability to detect and exploit vulnerabilities in real-world software systems. Our evaluation…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-08-27 Dan Ristea , Vasilios Mavroudis

The proliferation of AI technology gives rise to a variety of security threats, which significantly compromise the confidentiality and integrity of AI models and applications. Existing software-based solutions mainly target one specific…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-11-29 Xiaobei Yan , Han Qiu , Tianwei Zhang

We undertake a comprehensive and structured synthesis of the drivers of human behavior in cybersecurity, focusing specifically on people within organizations (i.e., especially employees in companies), and integrate key concepts such as…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-03-10 Klaas Ole Kürtz

Cybersecurity in robotics is an emerging topic that has gained significant traction. Researchers have demonstrated some of the potentials and effects of cyber attacks on robots lately. This implies safety related adverse consequences…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-11-16 Víctor Mayoral Vilches , Lander Usategui San Juan , Bernhard Dieber , Unai Ayucar Carbajo , Endika Gil-Uriarte

Volunteer computing uses Internet-connected devices (laptops, PCs, smart devices, etc.), in which their owners volunteer them as storage and computing power resources, has become an essential mechanism for resource management in numerous…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-08-04 Safa Otoum , Burak Kantarci , Hussein Mouftah

Robots applications in our daily life increase at an unprecedented pace. As robots will soon operate "out in the wild", we must identify the safety and security vulnerabilities they will face. Robotics researchers and manufacturers focus…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-11-18 Michele Colledanchise

Smart grid systems are critical to the power industry, however their sophisticated architectural design and operations expose them to a number of cybersecurity threats, such as data tampering, data eavesdropping, and Denial of Service,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-02-16 J. D. Ndibwile

This technical report investigates the integration of generative AI (GenAI), specifically ChatGPT, into the practice of ethical hacking through a comprehensive experimental study and conceptual analysis. Conducted in a controlled virtual…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-10-08 Haitham S. Al-Sinani , Chris J. Mitchell

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is widely adopted today for its ability to detect patterns, automate tasks, and reduce time and cost across various applications. Its integration into Cybersecurity has garnered significant attention,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-05-19 S. Tazili , A. Mansour , M. Y. Chkouri

In this work, we present and analyze reported failures of artificially intelligent systems and extrapolate our analysis to future AIs. We suggest that both the frequency and the seriousness of future AI failures will steadily increase. AI…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2016-10-26 Roman V. Yampolskiy , M. S. Spellchecker

Robots state of insecurity is onstage. There is an emerging concern about major robot vulnerabilities and their adverse consequences. However, there is still a considerable gap between robotics and cybersecurity domains. For the purpose of…

The scarcity of real-world attack data significantly hinders progress in cybersecurity research and education. Although honeypots like Cowrie effectively collect live threat intelligence, they generate overwhelming volumes of unstructured…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-09-09 Enis Karaarslan , Esin Güler , Efe Emir Yüce , Cagatay Coban

Humanoid robots are expected to operate reliably over long horizons while executing versatile whole-body skills. Yet Reinforcement Learning (RL) motion policies typically lose stability under prolonged operation, sensor/actuator noise, and…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-11-14 Yang Zhang , Zhanxiang Cao , Buqing Nie , Haoyang Li , Zhong Jiangwei , Qiao Sun , Xiaoyi Hu , Xiaokang Yang , Yue Gao

In an era where digital threats are increasingly sophisticated, the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and cybersecurity presents both promising defenses and potent dangers. This paper delves into the escalating threat posed by the…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-08-26 Yusuf Usman , Aadesh Upadhyay , Prashnna Gyawali , Robin Chataut