All Outputs (11)

Privacy based triage of suspicious activity reports using offline large language models (2024)
Book Chapter

Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR) form a vital part of incident response and case management for the investigation of known or suspected money laundering. However, those submitting SARs, and those tasked with analysing SARs, often find the task overw... Read More about Privacy based triage of suspicious activity reports using offline large language models.

Cyber security unplugged: Teaching security management through immersive gameplay (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Cyber security education and the online safety of young people is key on the government agenda. A variety of initiatives are designed to raise awareness about the threats and safeguards related to children and their use of technology. Furthermore, cy... Read More about Cyber security unplugged: Teaching security management through immersive gameplay.

Digital twins of cyber physical systems in smart manufacturing for threat simulation and detection with deep learning for time series classification (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

With increasing reliance on Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) for automation and control in Industry 4.0 and 5.0, ensuring their security against cyber threats has become paramount. Traditional security mechanisms, constrained by operational continuity an... Read More about Digital twins of cyber physical systems in smart manufacturing for threat simulation and detection with deep learning for time series classification.

Evaluating data distribution strategies in federated learning: A trade-off analysis between privacy and performance for IoT security (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Federated learning is an effective approach for training a global machine learning model. It uses locally acquired data without having to share local data with the centralised server. This method provides a machine learning model beneficial for all p... Read More about Evaluating data distribution strategies in federated learning: A trade-off analysis between privacy and performance for IoT security.

Improving search space analysis of fuzzing mutators using cryptographic structures (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper introduces a novel approach to enhance the performance of software fuzzing mutator tools, by leveraging cryptographic structures known as substitution-permutation networks and Feistel networks. By integrating these structures into the exis... Read More about Improving search space analysis of fuzzing mutators using cryptographic structures.

Analyst-driven XAI for time series forecasting: Analytics for telecoms maintenance (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Time series forecasting facilitates real-time anomaly detection in telecom networks, predicting events that disrupt security and service. Current research efforts have been found to focus on new forecasting libraries, more rigorous data cleaning meth... Read More about Analyst-driven XAI for time series forecasting: Analytics for telecoms maintenance.

GoibhniUWE: A lightweight and modular container-based cyber range (2024)
Journal Article

Cyberattacks are rapidly evolving both in terms of techniques and frequency, from low-level attacks through to sophisticated Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs). There is a need to consider how testbed environments such as cyber ranges can be readily... Read More about GoibhniUWE: A lightweight and modular container-based cyber range.

Vulnerability detection through machine learning-based fuzzing: A systematic review (2024)
Journal Article

Modern software and networks underpin our digital society, yet the rapid growth of vulnerabilities that are uncovered within these threaten our cyber security posture. Addressing these issues at scale requires automated proactive approaches that can... Read More about Vulnerability detection through machine learning-based fuzzing: A systematic review.

TRIST: Towards a container-based ICS testbed for cyber threat simulation and anomaly detection (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Cyber-attacks on Industrial Control Systems (ICS), as exemplified by the incidents at the Maroochy water treatment plant and the Ukraine's electric power grid, have demonstrated that cyber threats can inflict significant physical impacts. These incid... Read More about TRIST: Towards a container-based ICS testbed for cyber threat simulation and anomaly detection.

Cyber Funfair: Creating immersive and educational experiences for teaching Cyber Physical Systems Security (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Delivering meaningful and inspiring cyber security education for younger audiences can often be a challenge due to limited expertise and resources. Key to any outreach activity is that it both develops a learner's curiosity, as well as providing educ... Read More about Cyber Funfair: Creating immersive and educational experiences for teaching Cyber Physical Systems Security.

Digital twins in industry 4.0 cyber security (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The increased adoption of sophisticated Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) in critical infrastructure and various aspects of Industry 4.0 has exposed vulnerabilities stemming from legacy CPS and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices. The interconnec... Read More about Digital twins in industry 4.0 cyber security.