8 papers
SoK: How Frontier AI Reshapes System-Level Security Risk Dynamics in Critical Infrastructure
Chandra Thapa, Mohan Baruwal Chhetri, Marthie Grobler +2
Frontier artificial intelligence (FAI), encompassing large-scale, general-purpose AI systems, including large language models, multimodal foundation models, and agentic systems, is…
From Frontier to Shadow AI: A Simmering Threat to Assurance and Security in Critical Infrastructure
Mohan Baruwal Chhetri, Shahroz Tariq, Tooba Aamir +3
Frontier AI systems, including large language models and emerging agentic AI tools, offer significant operational benefits but present unique challenges to critical infrastructure…
LLMs in the SOC: An Empirical Study of Human-AI Collaboration in Security Operations Centres
Ronal Singh, Shahroz Tariq, Fatemeh Jalalvand +4
The integration of Large Language Models (LLMs) into Security Operations Centres (SOCs) presents a transformative, yet still evolving, opportunity to reduce analyst workload throug…
From Detection to Correction: Backdoor-Resilient Face Recognition via Vision-Language Trigger Detection and Noise-Based Neutralization
Farah Wahida, M. A. P. Chamikara, Yashothara Shanmugarasa +3
Biometric systems, such as face recognition systems powered by deep neural networks (DNNs), rely on large and highly sensitive datasets. Backdoor attacks can subvert these systems…
Adaptive alert prioritisation in security operations centres via learning to defer with human feedback
Fatemeh Jalalvand, Mohan Baruwal Chhetri, Surya Nepal +1
Alert prioritisation (AP) is crucial for security operations centres (SOCs) to manage the overwhelming volume of alerts and ensure timely detection and response to genuine threats,…
ContextBuddy: AI-Enhanced Contextual Insights for Security Alert Investigation (Applied to Intrusion Detection)
Ronal Singh, Mohan Baruwal Chhetri, Surya Nepal +1
Modern Security Operations Centres (SOCs) integrate diverse tools, such as SIEM, IDS, and XDR systems, offering rich contextual data, including alert enrichments, flow features, an…