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Microsegmented Cloud Network Architecture Using Open-Source Tools for a Zero Trust Foundation
Sunil Arora, John Hastings
This paper presents a multi-cloud networking architecture built on zero trust principles and micro-segmentation to provide secure connectivity with authentication, authorization, a…
A Survey-Based Quantitative Analysis of Stress Factors and Their Impacts Among Cybersecurity Professionals
Sunil Arora, John D. Hastings
This study investigates the prevalence and underlying causes of work-related stress and burnout among cybersecurity professionals using a quantitative survey approach guided by the…
Using LLMs to Establish Implicit User Sentiment of Software Desirability
Sherri Weitl-Harms, John D. Hastings, Jonah Lum
This study explores the use of LLMs for providing quantitative zero-shot sentiment analysis of implicit software desirability, addressing a critical challenge in product evaluation…
Comparing Unidirectional, Bidirectional, and Word2vec Models for Discovering Vulnerabilities in Compiled Lifted Code
Gary A. McCully, John D. Hastings, Shengjie Xu +1
Ransomware and other forms of malware cause significant financial and operational damage to organizations by exploiting long-standing and often difficult-to-detect software vulnera…
The Psychological Impacts of Algorithmic and AI-Driven Social Media on Teenagers: A Call to Action
Sunil Arora, Sahil Arora, John D. Hastings
This study investigates the meta-issues surrounding social media, which, while theoretically designed to enhance social interactions and improve our social lives by facilitating th…
Cyber Security Operations Educational Gamification Application Listing
Sherri Weitl-Harms, Adam Spanier, John D. Hastings
This listing contains a total of 80 gamification applications (GA)s used in cyber security operations (CSO) undergraduate education, from 74 publications, published between 2007 an…
SETC: A Vulnerability Telemetry Collection Framework
Ryan Holeman, John Hastings, Varghese Mathew Vaidyan
As emerging software vulnerabilities continuously threaten enterprises and Internet services, there is a critical need for improved security research capabilities. This paper intro…
A Survey of Unikernel Security: Insights and Trends from a Quantitative Analysis
Alex Wollman, John Hastings
Unikernels, an evolution of LibOSs, are emerging as a virtualization technology to rival those currently used by cloud providers. Unikernels combine the user and kernel space into…
Transforming Information Systems Management: A Reference Model for Digital Engineering Integration
John Bonar, John Hastings
Digital engineering practices offer significant yet underutilized potential for improving information assurance and system lifecycle management. This paper examines how capabilitie…
The Trajectory of Romance Scams in the U.S
LD Herrera, John Hastings
Romance scams (RS) inflict financial and emotional damage by defrauding victims under the guise of meaningful relationships. This research study examines RS trends in the U.S. thro…
Bi-Directional Transformers vs. word2vec: Discovering Vulnerabilities in Lifted Compiled Code
Gary A. McCully, John D. Hastings, Shengjie Xu +1
Detecting vulnerabilities within compiled binaries is challenging due to lost high-level code structures and other factors such as architectural dependencies, compilers, and optimi…
Confronting the Reproducibility Crisis: A Case Study of Challenges in Cybersecurity AI
Richard H. Moulton, Gary A. McCully, John D. Hastings
In the rapidly evolving field of cybersecurity, ensuring the reproducibility of AI-driven research is critical to maintaining the reliability and integrity of security systems. Thi…