Ransomware reloaded: Re-examining its trend, research and mitigation in the era of data exfiltration

T McIntosh, T Susnjak, T Liu, D Xu, P Watters… - ACM Computing …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Ransomware has grown to be a dominant cybersecurity threat by exfiltrating, encrypting, or
destroying valuable user data and causing numerous disruptions to victims. The severity of …

[HTML][HTML] A survey on large language model (llm) security and privacy: The good, the bad, and the ugly

Y Yao, J Duan, K Xu, Y Cai, Z Sun, Y Zhang - High-Confidence Computing, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Large Language Models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT and Bard, have revolutionized
natural language understanding and generation. They possess deep language …

[HTML][HTML] From cobit to iso 42001: Evaluating cybersecurity frameworks for opportunities, risks, and regulatory compliance in commercializing large language models

TR McIntosh, T Susnjak, T Liu, P Watters, D Xu… - Computers & …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigated the integration readiness of four predominant cybersecurity
Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) frameworks–NIST CSF 2.0, COBIT 2019, ISO …

Inadequacies of large language model benchmarks in the era of generative artificial intelligence

TR McIntosh, T Susnjak, N Arachchilage, T Liu… - ar** the generative artificial intelligence (ai) research landscape
TR McIntosh, T Susnjak, T Liu, P Watters… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
This comprehensive survey explored the evolving landscape of generative Artificial
Intelligence (AI), with a specific focus on the transformative impacts of Mixture of Experts …

Optimizing alignment with progressively selective weight enhancement in large language models

H Monota, Y Shigeta - 2024 - authorea.com
The rapid proliferation of AI-driven technologies has demonstrated the need for models that
not only perform well but also align with ethical standards and user expectations. The …

Optimizing blue team strategies with reinforcement learning for enhanced ransomware defense simulations

S Wang, Y Li, F Chen - Authorea Preprints, 2024 - authorea.com
Ransomware has rapidly evolved into one of the most significant threats to organizational
cybersecurity, with its ability to disrupt operations and cause extensive financial and data …

Automating research synthesis with domain-specific large language model fine-tuning

T Susnjak, P Hwang, NH Reyes, ALC Barczak… - ACM Transactions on …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
This research pioneers the use of fine-tuned Large Language Models (LLMs) to automate
Systematic Literature Reviews (SLRs), presenting a significant and novel contribution in …

Local government cybersecurity landscape: A systematic review and conceptual framework

ST Hossain, T Yigitcanlar, K Nguyen, Y Xu - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Local governments face critical challenges in the era of digital transformation, balancing the
responsibility of safeguarding resident information and administrative documents while …