11 papers
Topical Shifts in the Dark Web: A Longitudinal Analysis of Content from the Cybercrime Ecosystem
Roy Ricaldi, Maximilian Schafer, Philipp Zech +3
The dark web hosts a dynamic ecosystem of cybercrime forums and marketplaces that adapt to law enforcement pressure, technological change, and economic incentives. Prior research h…
Can SOC Operators Explain their Decisions while Triaging Alarms? A Real-World Study
Jessica Moosmann, Irdin Pekaric, Giovanni Apruzzese
Security Operations Centers (SOCs) are pivotal in modern enterprises. Tasked to monitor complex network environments constantly under attack, SOCs can be active 24/7 and can includ…
"bot lane noob" Towards Deployment of NLP-based Toxicity Detectors in Video Games
Jonas Ave, Irdin Pekaric, Matthias Frohner +1
Toxicity and harassment are widespread in the video-gaming context. Especially in competitive online multiplayer scenarios, gamers oftentimes send harmful messages to other players…
Bridging Safety and Security in Complex Systems: A Model-Based Approach with SAFT-GT Toolchain
Irdin Pekaric, Raffaela Groner, Alexander Raschke +4
In the rapidly evolving landscape of software engineering, the demand for robust and secure systems has become increasingly critical. This is especially true for self-adaptive syst…
Security Barriers to Trustworthy AI-Driven Cyber Threat Intelligence in Finance: Evidence from Practitioners
Emir Karaosman, Advije Rizvani, Irdin Pekaric
Financial institutions face increasing cyber risk while operating under strict regulatory oversight. To manage this risk, they rely heavily on Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) to in…
Department-Specific Security Awareness Campaigns: A Cross-Organizational Study of HR and Accounting
Matthias Pfister, Giovanni Apruzzese, Irdin Pekaric
Many cyberattacks succeed because they exploit flaws at the human level. To address this problem, organizations rely on security awareness programs, which aim to make employees mor…