AI and Security

Content type: Research

Cloud repository as a malicious service: challenge, identification and implication

The popularity of cloud hosting services also brings in new security chal- lenges: it has been reported that these services are increasingly utilized by miscreants for their malicious online activities. Mitiga...

Authors: Xiaojing Liao, Sumayah Alrwais, Kan Yuan, Luyi Xing, XiaoFeng Wang, Shuang Hao and Raheem Beyah

Citation: Cybersecurity 2018 1:14

Published on: 11 October 2018
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Content type: Research

Automated identification of sensitive data from implicit user specification

The sensitivity of information is dependent on the context of application and user preference. Protecting sensitive data in the cloud era requires identifying them in the first place. It typically needs intens...

Authors: Ziqi Yang and Zhenkai Liang

Citation: Cybersecurity 2018 1:13

Published on: 29 September 2018
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Content type: Research

Sensitive system calls based packed malware variants detection using principal component initialized MultiLayers neural networks

Malware detection has become mission sensitive as its threats spread from computer systems to Internet of things systems. Modern malware variants are generally equipped with sophisticated packers, which allow ...

Authors: Jixin Zhang, Kehuan Zhang, Zheng Qin, Hui Yin and Qixin Wu

Citation: Cybersecurity 2018 1:10

Published on: 10 September 2018
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Making a good thing better: enhancing password/PIN-based user authentication with smartwatch

Wearing smartwatches becomes increasingly popular in people’s lives. This paper shows that a smartwatch can help its bearer authenticate to a login system effectively and securely even if the bearer’s password...

Authors: Bing Chang, Yingjiu Li, Qiongxiao Wang, Wen-Tao Zhu and Robert H. Deng

Citation: Cybersecurity 2018 1:7

Published on: 20 August 2018
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AI and Security

Cloud repository as a malicious service: challenge, identification and implication

Automated identification of sensitive data from implicit user specification

Sensitive system calls based packed malware variants detection using principal component initialized MultiLayers neural networks

Making a good thing better: enhancing password/PIN-based user authentication with smartwatch