Security metrics have received significant attention. However, they have not been
systematically explored based on the understanding of attack-defense interactions, which …

Malicious domains are one of the major resources required for adversaries to run attacks
over the Internet. Due to the important role of the Domain Name System (DNS), extensive …

Internet of Things applications for smart cities have currently become a primary target for
advanced persistent threats of botnets. This article proposes a botnet detection system …

Automated analysis of privacy policies has proved a fruitful research direction, with
developments such as automated policy summarization, question answering systems, and …

Various families of malware use domain generation algorithms (DGAs) to generate a large
number of pseudo-random domain names to connect to a command and control (C&C) …

In recent years, botnets have become a major threat on the Internet. Most sophisticated bots
use Domain Generation Algorithms (DGA) to pseudo-randomly generate a large number of …

The term" threat intelligence" has swiftly become a staple buzzword in the computer security
industry. The entirely reasonable premise is that, by compiling up-to-date information about …

Cybercriminals use domain generation algorithms (DGAs) to prevent their servers from
being potentially blacklisted or shut down. Existing reverse engineering techniques for DGA …

Blacklists play a vital role in protecting internet users against phishing attacks. The
effectiveness of blacklists depends on their size, scope, update speed and frequency, and …

Commercial threat intelligence is thought to provide unmatched coverage on attacker
behavior, but it is out of reach for many organizations due to its hefty price tag. This paper …