Simulations in cyber-security: a review of cognitive modeling of network attackers, defenders, and users

VD Veksler, N Buchler, BE Hoffman… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Computational models of cognitive processes may be employed in cyber-security tools,
experiments, and simulations to address human agency and effective decision-making in …

Influence of network size on adversarial decisions in a deception game involving honeypots

H Katakwar, P Aggarwal, Z Maqbool, V Dutt - Frontiers in psychology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Deception via honeypots, computers that pretend to be real, may provide effective ways of
countering cyberattacks in computer networks. Although prior research has investigated the …

The role of information about opponent's actions and intrusion-detection alerts on cyber decisions in cyber security games

P Aggarwal, V Dutt - Cyber Security: A Peer-Reviewed Journal, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Cyberspace is becoming increasingly prone to cyberattacks. Cyberattack and cyber-defend
decisions may be influenced by the information about actions of adversaries and defenders …

Learning about the effects of alert uncertainty in attack and defend decisions via cognitive modeling

P Aggarwal, F Moisan, C Gonzalez, V Dutt - Human Factors, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective We aim to learn about the cognitive mechanisms governing the decisions of
attackers and defenders in cybersecurity involving intrusion detection systems (IDSs) …

Computational modeling of decisions in cyber-security games in the presence or absence of interdependence information

Z Maqbool, VSC Pammi, V Dutt - Cybersecurity and Cognitive Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Cyber-attacks are increasing rapidly in the real world and these attacks cause widespread
damage to cyber-infrastructure. Information about actions and consequences of opponents …

Develo** a Framework for Measuring Organisational Cyber Resilience Against External and Internal Cyber Threats

SHMR Alshehhi - 2020 - search.proquest.com
This dissertation empirically examines the level of resilience and readiness for cyberrisks in
public sector organisations within the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to provide managers with …

Adaptive Automation in Cyber Security

DN Cassenti, VD Veksler, B Hoffman - … in Human Factors in Simulation and …, 2019 - Springer
Cyber analysts must work long hours and under intense pressure all while performing
complex mental tasks. Research is needed to improve the execution of their tasks. We …