5 papers
Bridging High-Level Intent and Network Execution: Detecting Violations and Intent Drift Through Low-Level Traffic Analysis
Tonia Haikal, Shereen Ismail, Eman Hammad
Intent-Based Networking (IBN) structures a core management pillar for autonomous 6G networks by translating high-level administrative goals into autonomous configurations, yet a cr…
Characterizing AI-Assisted Bot Traffic in Darknet Data: Implications for ICS and IIoT Security
Alex Carbajal, Caleb Faultersack, Jonahtan Vasquez +2
The rise of automated scanning tools and AI assisted reconnaissance agents has significantly altered internet background traffic patterns, threatening the baseline assumptions unde…
Analyzing Unsolicited Internet Traffic: Measuring IoT Security Threats via Network Telescopes
Shereen Ismail, Taelyn Dyer, Raul Martinez +3
Network telescopes serve as a critical passive monitoring tool for capturing unsolicited Internet traffic, providing insights into global scanning and reconnaissance behavior. This…
Characterizing Large-Scale Adversarial Activities Through Large-Scale Honey-Nets
Tonia Haikal, Eman Hammad, Shereen Ismail
The increasing sophistication of cyber threats demands novel approaches to characterize adversarial strategies, particularly those targeting critical infrastructure and IoT ecosyst…
Merit Network Telescope: Processing and Initial Insights from Nearly 20 Years of Darknet Traffic for Cybersecurity Research
Shereen Ismail, Eman Hammad, William Hatcher +3
This paper presents an initial longitudinal analysis of unsolicited Internet traffic collected between 2005 and 2025 by one of the largest and most persistent network telescopes in…