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Journal of Information Security is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in information security. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of informa…
Brian Mata, Vijay Madisetti
Security vulnerabilities are a widespread and costly aspect of software engineering. Although tools exist to detect these vulnerabilities, non-machine learning techniques are often rigid and unable to detect many types of vulnerabilities, while machine learni…
Nick Rahimi, Mehdi Barati, Sarah Lee
In an era of rapid technological advancement, cybersecurity policy plays a crucial role in safeguarding digital infrastructure and national security. This paper examines the evolving landscape of cybersecurity threats, and the regulatory challenges faced by p…
Laura Motso Chatue, Roland Christian Gamom Ngounou Ewo, Leandre Nneme Nneme, Nelson Dada, Valdez Wilsons Fotso Tekam
In this paper, we present a secure routing scheme based on the ESP-NOW protocol of ESP32 microcontrollers. In addition to security specific to this protocol, the data transmitted is encapsulated in a symmetric cryptography algorithm based on binary and hash c…
Vedika Sunil Bang, Vijay Madisetti
Information-stealing malware (ISM) is redefining the cybersecurity threat landscape, particularly through its integration into the malware-as-a-service (MaaS) ecosystem. Traditional threat models, while effective against generic vulnerabilities, struggle to k…
Jackson Norris, Vijay K. Madisetti
Microsoft’s CyberBattleSim environment effectively leverages Reinforcement Learning to simulate network intrusions and lateral movement, but its current implementation has limitations. In this paper, we extend the CyberBattleSim framework to support VLAN-base…
Nick Rahimi, Henry Jones
Cyber warfare has evolved to become a key consideration when it comes to global security and international relations. This paper highlights how cyber warfare has evolved as a threat and explores its various forms. From offensive to defensive cyber operations,…
Rodney Alexander
The purpose of this research was to determine whether Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Expected Utility Hypothesis can be effectively applied to the prioritization of defense in-depth security tools and procedures to reduce cyber threats. The way this was…
Nishank P. Kuppa, Vijay K. Madisetti
Smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain continue to revolutionize decentralized applications (dApps) by allowing for self-executing agreements. However, bad actors have continuously found ways to exploit smart contracts for personal financial gain, which u…
Ying-Jung Chen, Vijay K. Madisetti
This study addresses security and ethical challenges in LLM-based Multi-Agent Systems, as exemplified in a blockchain fraud detection case study. Leveraging blockchain’s secure architecture, the framework involves specialized LLM Agents—ContractMining, Invest…
Troy C. Troublefield
This study investigates the critical intersection of cyberpsychology and cybersecurity policy development in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Through a mixed-methods approach incorporating surveys of 523 employees across 78 SMEs, qualitative intervi…
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Journal of Information Security is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in information security. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of informa… All articles are open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence, with authors retaining copyright.
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