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Publications, recent advances in network security management, publication date, manuscript submission deadline, 16 november 2021, call for papers.

As the backbone of communications amongst objects, humans, companies, and administrations, the Internet has become a great integration platform capable of efficiently interconnecting billions of entities, from RFID chips to data centers. This platform provides access to multiple hardware and virtualized resources (servers, networking, storage, applications, connected objects) ranging from cloud computing to Internet-of-Things infrastructures. From these resources that may be hosted and distributed amongst different providers and tenants, the building and operation of complex and value-added networked systems is enabled.

These networked systems are, however, subject to a large variety of security attacks, such as distributed denial-of-service, man-in-the-middle, web-injection and malicious software attacks, orchestrated in a more or less stealthy manner through the Internet. While they are gaining in sophistication and coordination (i.e. advanced persistent threats), these attacks may affect the fundamental security goals of confidentiality, integrity, availability and non-repudiation of resources. The accessibility, distribution, and increased complexity of networked systems make them particularly vulnerable targets. In that context, cybersecurity techniques offer new perspectives for protecting these networked systems, through the elaboration of intelligent and efficient management methods for detecting, analyzing and mitigating such attacks.

IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management (IEEE TNSM) is a premier journal for timely publication of archival research on the management of networks, systems, services and applications. Following the success of the recent TNSM Special Issues on cybersecurity techniques for managing networked systems in 2020 and 2021, this Special Issue will focus on recent advances in network security management. We welcome submissions addressing the important challenges (see the non-exhaustive list of topics below) and presenting novel research or experimentation results. Survey papers that offer an insightful perspective on related work and identify key challenges for future research will be considered as well. We look forward to your submissions!

About the Special Issue

Topics of interest for this Special Issue, include, but are not limited to the following:

• Network and service management for security
• Security of network and service management
• Security management architecture, protocols and APIs
• Secure and resilient design and deployment of networked systems
• Monitoring and detection of threats and attacks
• Artificial intelligence, machine learning for cyber-security
• Analytics and big data for security management
• Modeling for security management
• Configuration and orchestration of security mechanisms
• Algorithms for security management
• Security automation, policy-based management
• NFV-based security functions and services
• Security of programmable components
• Chaining and orchestration of security functions
• Distributed security management
• Intrusion detection, tolerance, prevention, and response
• Resilience against large-scale distributed attacks
• Trust and identity management
• Verification and enforcement of security properties
• Vulnerability prevention and remediation
• Performance of security management
• Security of cloud applications and services
• Security of data-center infrastructures
• Security of 5G networks and services
• Security of smart environments
• Security of Internet of Things
• Security of SCADA, industrial and health networks
• Security of SDN- and NFV-based systems
• Network forensics, auditing and responses to incidents
• Privacy-preserving solutions for cybersecurity
• Detailed experience reports from experimental testbeds
• Security-related business, regulation, and legal aspects

Submission Format

Papers will be evaluated based on their originality, presentation, relevance and contribution to the field of security of software-defined virtualized systems, as well as their overall quality and suitability for the special issue. The submitted papers must be written in good English and describe original research which has not been published nor currently under review by other journals or conferences. Previously published conference papers should be clearly identified by the authors at the initial submission stage and an explanation should be provided of how such papers have been extended in order to be considered for this Special Issue.

Author guidelines for the preparation of manuscript (including number of pages and potential extra page costs) can be found on the IEEE TNSM   Submit a Manuscript  page.

For more information, please contact Remi Badonnel .

Submission Guidelines

All manuscripts and any supplementary material should be submitted through the IEEE Manuscript Central service . Authors must indicate in the submission cover letter that their manuscript is intended for the “Recent Advances in Network Security Management ” Special Issue.

Important Dates

Paper Submission Date: 30 October 2021 16 November 2021 (Extended Deadline) Notification of Acceptance: 15 February 2022 Publication Date*: 1 June 2022

(* online published version will be available in IEEE Xplore after the camera ready version has been submitted with final DOI)

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Rémi Badonnel (Lead) Telecom Nancy – LORIA / INRIA, France

Sandra Scott-Hayward Queen's University Belfast, UK

Carol Fung Virginia Commonwealth University, United States

Qi Li Tsinghua University, China

Jie Zhang Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore

Cristian Hesselman SIDN, The Netherlands

Fulvio Valenza Politecnico di Torino, Italy

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The current research status of ai-based network security situational awareness.

1. Introduction

2. related concepts of network security situational awareness, 3. the classic models of network security situational awareness, 3.1. endsley’s three-level model, 3.2. jdl model, 3.3. tim bass model, 3.4. ooda model, 4. the current research status of ai-based network security situational awareness, 4.1. overview of artificial intelligence, 4.2. current state of research on neural-network-based network security situational awareness, 4.2.1. bp neural network, 4.2.2. wavelet neural network, 4.2.3. rbf neural network, 4.2.4. long short-term memory network, 5. implementation and application, 5.1. vulnerability scanning and management, 5.2. behavioral analysis and anomaly detection, 5.3. security incident response and management, 6. summary and future directions, author contributions, data availability statement, conflicts of interest, abbreviations.

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Wang, M.; Song, G.; Yu, Y.; Zhang, B. The Current Research Status of AI-Based Network Security Situational Awareness. Electronics 2023 , 12 , 2309. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12102309

Wang M, Song G, Yu Y, Zhang B. The Current Research Status of AI-Based Network Security Situational Awareness. Electronics . 2023; 12(10):2309. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12102309

Wang, Maoli, Guangxue Song, Yang Yu, and Bowen Zhang. 2023. "The Current Research Status of AI-Based Network Security Situational Awareness" Electronics 12, no. 10: 2309. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12102309

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The field of computer networking is experiencing rapid growth, accompanied by the swift advancement of internet tools. As a result, people are becoming more aware of the importance of network security. One of the primary concerns in ensuring security is the authority over domains, and network owners are striving to establish a common language to exchange security information and respond quickly to emerging threats. Given the increasing prevalence of various types of attacks, network security has become a significant challenge in the realm of computing. To address this, a multi-level distributed approach incorporating vulnerability identification, dimensioning, and countermeasures based on attack graphs has been developed. Implementing reconfigurable virtual systems as countermeasures significantly improves attack detection and mitigates the impact of attacks. Password-based authentication, for instance, can be susceptible to password cracking techniques, social engineering attacks, or data breaches that expose user credentials. Similarly, ensuring privacy during data transmission through encryption helps protect data from unauthorized access, but it does not guarantee the prevention of other types of attacks such as malware infiltration or insider threats. This research explores various techniques to achieve effective attack detection. Multiple research methods have been utilized and evaluated to identify the most suitable approach for network security and attack detection in the context of cloud computing. The analysis and implementation of diverse research studies demonstrate that the based signature intrusion detection method outperforms others in terms of precision, recall, F-measure, accuracy, reliability, and time complexity.

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The concept of cybersecurity refers to cracking the security mechanisms that break in dynamic environments. Implementing Cyber Security Project topics and cybersecurity thesis topics helps overcome attacks and take mitigation approaches to security risks and threats in real-time. Undoubtedly, it focuses on events injected into the system, data, and the whole network to attack/disturb it.

The network can be attacked in various ways, including Distributed DoS, Knowledge Disruptions, Computer Viruses / Worms, and many more. Cyber-attacks are still rising, and more are waiting to harm their targeted systems and networks. Detecting Intrusions in cybersecurity has become challenging due to their Intelligence Performance. Therefore, it may negatively affect data integrity, privacy, availability, and security. 

This article aims to demonstrate the most current Cyber Security Research Topics for Projects and areas of research currently lacking. We will talk about cyber security research questions, cyber security topics for the project, latest research titles about cyber security.

List of Trending Cyber Security Research Topics in 2024

Digital technology has revolutionized how all businesses, large or small, work, and even governments manage their day-to-day activities, requiring organizations, corporations, and government agencies to utilize computerized systems. To protect data against online attacks or unauthorized access, cybersecurity is a priority. There are many Cyber Security Courses online where you can learn about these topics. With the rapid development of technology comes an equally rapid shift in Cyber Security Research Topics and cybersecurity trends, as data breaches, ransomware, and hacks become almost routine news items. In 2024, these will be the top cybersecurity trends .

A. Exciting Mobile Cyber Security Research Paper Topics

• The significance of continuous user authentication on mobile gadgets. 
• The efficacy of different mobile security approaches. 
• Detecting mobile phone hacking. 
• Assessing the threat of using portable devices to access banking services. 
• Cybersecurity and mobile applications. 
• The vulnerabilities in wireless mobile data exchange. 
• The rise of mobile malware. 
• The evolution of Android malware.
• How to know you’ve been hacked on mobile. 
• The impact of mobile gadgets on cybersecurity. 

B. Top Computer and Software Security Topics to Research

• Learn algorithms for data encryption 
• Concept of risk management security 
• How to develop the best Internet security software 
• What are Encrypting Viruses- How does it work? 
• How does a Ransomware attack work? 
• Scanning of malware on your PC 
• Infiltrating a Mac OS X operating system 
• What are the effects of RSA on network security ? 
• How do encrypting viruses work?
• DDoS attacks on IoT devices

C. Trending Information Security Research Topics

• Why should people avoid sharing their details on Facebook? 
• What is the importance of unified user profiles? 
• Discuss Cookies and Privacy  
• White hat and black hat hackers 
• What are the most secure methods for ensuring data integrity? 
• Talk about the implications of Wi-Fi hacking apps on mobile phones 
• Analyze the data breaches in 2024
• Discuss digital piracy in 2024
• critical cyber-attack concepts 
• Social engineering and its importance 

D. Current Network Security Research Topics

• Data storage centralization
• Identify Malicious activity on a computer system. 
• Firewall 
• Importance of keeping updated Software  
• wireless sensor network 
• What are the effects of ad-hoc networks
• How can a company network be safe? 
• What are Network segmentation and its applications? 
• Discuss Data Loss Prevention systems  
• Discuss various methods for establishing secure algorithms in a network. 
• Talk about two-factor authentication

E. Best Data Security Research Topics

• Importance of backup and recovery 
• Benefits of logging for applications 
• Understand physical data security 
• Importance of Cloud Security 
• In computing, the relationship between privacy and data security 
• Talk about data leaks in mobile apps 
• Discuss the effects of a black hole on a network system. 

F. Important Application Security Research Topics

• Detect Malicious Activity on Google Play Apps 
• Dangers of XSS attacks on apps 
• Discuss SQL injection attacks. 
• Insecure Deserialization Effect 
• Check Security protocols 

G. Cybersecurity Law & Ethics Research Topics

• Strict cybersecurity laws in China 
• Importance of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act. 
• USA, UK, and other countries' cybersecurity laws  
• Discuss The Pipeline Security Act in the United States 

H. Recent Cyberbullying Topics

• Protecting your Online Identity and Reputation 
• Online Safety 
• Sexual Harassment and Sexual Bullying 
• Dealing with Bullying 
• Stress Center for Teens 

I. Operational Security Topics

• Identify sensitive data 
• Identify possible threats 
• Analyze security threats and vulnerabilities 
• Appraise the threat level and vulnerability risk 
• Devise a plan to mitigate the threats 

J. Cybercrime Topics for a Research Paper

• Crime Prevention. 
• Criminal Specialization. 
• Drug Courts. 
• Criminal Courts. 
• Criminal Justice Ethics. 
• Capital Punishment.
• Community Corrections. 
• Criminal Law.

Cyber Security Future Research Topics

• Developing more effective methods for detecting and responding to cyber attacks
• Investigating the role of social media in cyber security
• Examining the impact of cloud computing on cyber security
• Investigating the security implications of the Internet of Things
• Studying the effectiveness of current cyber security measures
• Identifying new cyber security threats and vulnerabilities
• Developing more effective cyber security policies
• Examining the ethical implications of cyber security

Cyber Security Topics For Research Paper

• Cyber security threats and vulnerabilities
• Cyber security incident response and management
• Cyber security risk management
• Cyber security awareness and training
• Cyber security controls and countermeasures
• Cyber security governance
• Cyber security standards
• Cyber security insurance

Top 5 Current Research Topics in Cybersecurity

Below are the latest 5 cybersecurity research topics. They are:

• Artificial Intelligence
• Digital Supply Chains
• Internet of Things
• State-Sponsored Attacks
• Working From Home

Research Area in Cyber Security

The field of cyber security is extensive and constantly evolving. Its research covers a wide range of subjects, including: 

• Quantum & Space  
• Data Privacy  
• Criminology & Law 
• AI & IoT Security
• RFID Security
• Authorization Infrastructure
• Digital Forensics
• Autonomous Security
• Social Influence on Social Networks

How to Choose the Best Research Topics in Cyber Security?

A good cybersecurity assignment heading is a skill that not everyone has, and unfortunately, not everyone has one. You might have your teacher provide you with the topics, or you might be asked to come up with your own. If you want more cyber security research topics, you can take references from Certified Ethical Hacker Certification, where you will get more hints on new topics. If you don't know where to start, here are some tips. Follow them to create compelling cybersecurity assignment topics. 

1. Brainstorm

In order to select the most appropriate heading for your cybersecurity assignment, you first need to brainstorm ideas. What specific matter do you wish to explore? In this case, come up with relevant topics about the subject and select those relevant to your issue when you use our list of topics. You can also go to cyber security-oriented websites to get some ideas. Using any blog post on the internet can prove helpful if you intend to write a research paper on security threats in 2024. Creating a brainstorming list with all the keywords and cybersecurity concepts you wish to discuss is another great way to start. Once that's done, pick the topics you feel most comfortable handling. Keep in mind to stay away from common topics as much as possible. 

2. Understanding the Background

In order to write a cybersecurity assignment, you need to identify two or three research paper topics. Obtain the necessary resources and review them to gain background information on your heading. This will also allow you to learn new terminologies that can be used in your title to enhance it. 

3. Write a Single Topic

Make sure the subject of your cybersecurity research paper doesn't fall into either extreme. Make sure the title is neither too narrow nor too broad. Topics on either extreme will be challenging to research and write about. 

4. Be Flexible

There is no rule to say that the title you choose is permanent. It is perfectly okay to change your research paper topic along the way. For example, if you find another topic on this list to better suit your research paper, consider swapping it out. 

The Layout of Cybersecurity Research Guidance

It is undeniable that usability is one of cybersecurity's most important social issues today. Increasingly, security features have become standard components of our digital environment, which pervade our lives and require both novices and experts to use them. Supported by confidentiality, integrity, and availability concerns, security features have become essential components of our digital environment.  

In order to make security features easily accessible to a wider population, these functions need to be highly usable. This is especially true in this context because poor usability typically translates into the inadequate application of cybersecurity tools and functionality, resulting in their limited effectiveness. 

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Additionally, a well-planned action plan and a set of useful tools are essential for delving into Cyber Security research topics. Not only do these topics present a vast realm of knowledge and potential innovation, but they also have paramount importance in today's digital age. Addressing the challenges and nuances of these research areas will contribute significantly to the global cybersecurity landscape, ensuring safer digital environments for all. It's crucial to approach these topics with diligence and an open mind to uncover groundbreaking insights.

• Before you begin writing your research paper, make sure you understand the assignment. 
• Your Research Paper Should Have an Engaging Topic 
• Find reputable sources by doing a little research 
• Precisely state your thesis on cybersecurity 
• A rough outline should be developed 
• Finish your paper by writing a draft 
• Make sure that your bibliography is formatted correctly and cites your sources. 

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Understanding the Mirai Botnet

10/9  spam and ecrime, spamalytics: an empirical analysis of spam marketing conversion.

CCS '08 . Chris Kanich, Christian Kreibich, Kirill Levchenko, Brandon Enright, Geoffrey Voelker, Vern Paxson, and Stefan Savage.

Framing Dependencies Introduced by Underground Commoditization

WEIS '15 . Kurt Thomas, Danny Huang, David Wang, Elie Bursztein, Chris Grier, Thomas Holt, Christopher Kruegel, Damon McCoy, Stefan Savage, Giovanni Vigna.

10/14  Software Attacks

Hacking blind s&p '14 . andrea bittau, adam belay, ali mashtizadeh, david mazieres, dan boneh. sok: eternal war in memory.

S&P '13 . Laszlo Szekeres, Mathias Payer, Tao Wei, Dawn Song.

10/16  Software Defenses

Bringing the web up to speed with webassembly.

PLDI '17 . A. Haas, A. Rossberg, D. Schuff, B. Titzer, M. Holman, D. Gohman, L. Wagner, A. Zakai, J. Bastien.

Multiprogramming a 64 kB Computer Safely and Efficiently

SOSP '17 . Amit Levy, Bradford Campbell, Branden Ghena, Daniel B. Giffin, Pat Pannuto, Prabal Dutta, Philip Levis.

10/21  Malware and Supply Chain

Towards measuring supply chain attacks on package managers for interpreted languages.

NDSS '21 . Ruian Duan, Omar Alrawi, Ranjita Pai Kasturi, Ryan Elder, Brendan Saltaformaggio, Wenke Lee.

10/23  Side Channels and Information Leakage

Timing analysis of keystrokes and timing attacks on ssh.

SEC '01 . Dawn Song, David Wagner, Xuqing Tia.

Spectre Attacks: Exploiting Speculative Execution

S&P '19 . P. Kocher, J. Horn, A. Fogh, D. Genkin, D. Gruss, W. Haas, M. Hamburg, M. Lipp, S. Mangard, T. Prescher, M. Schwarz, Y. Yarom.

10/28   Hardware

Stealthy dopant-level hardware trojans.

CHES '13 . Georg Becker, Francesco Regazzoni, Christof Paar, Wayne Burleson.

Comprehensive Experimental Analyses of Automotive Attack Surfaces

SEC '11 . Stephen Checkoway, Damon McCoy, Brian Kantor, Danny Anderson, Hovav Shacham, Stefan Savage.

11/4  Machine Learning

Towards evaluating the robustness of neural networks.

S&P '16 . Nicholas Carlini and David Wagner.

Outside the Closed World: On Using Machine Learning For Network Intrusion Detection

S&P '10 . Robin Sommer and Vern Paxson.

11/6  Vulnerable Populations / Security For Everyone

A stalker’s paradise: how intimate partner abusers exploit technology.

CHI '18 Diana Freed, Jackeline Palmer, Diana Minchala, Karen Levy, Thomas Ristenpart, Nicola Dell.

A11y Attacks: Exploiting Accessibility in Operating Systems

CCS '14 Yeongjin Jang, Chengyu Song, Simon Chung, Tielei Wang, Wenke Lee.

11/11  Censorship and Anonymity

Tor: the second-generation onion router.

SEC '04 . Roger Dingledine, Nick Mathewson, Paul Syverson.

Robust De-anonymization of Large Sparse Datasets

S&P '08 . Arvind Narayanan and Vitaly Shmatikov.

Dark patterns at scale: Findings from a crawl of 11K shopping websites

S&P '08 . Arunesh Mathur, Gunes Acar, Michael Friedman, Eli Lucherini, Jonathon Mayer, Marshini Chetty, Arvind Narayanan.

11/18  Government Attacks

When governments hack opponents: a look at actors and technology.

SEC '14 . Bill Marczak, John Scott-Railton, Morgan Marquis-Boire, Vern Paxson.

Keys Under Doormats

MIT Technical Report '15. H. Abelson, R. Anderson, S. Bellovin, J. Benaloh, M. Blaze, W. Diffie, J. Gilmore, M. Green, S. Landau, P. Neumann, R. Rivest, J. Schiller, B. Schneier, M. Specter, D. Weitzner.

11/20  Problem Selection

The moral character of cryptographic work.

Phillip Rogaway.

Science, Security, and the Elusive Goal of Security as a Scientific Pursuit

S&P '17 . Cormac Herley and P.C. van Oorschot.

11/25   Thanksgiving Break

11/27   thanksgiving break, 12/2   final presentations, no required reading. attendance mandatory., 12/4   final presentations, 🚩 course structure.

This course is composed of three parts: reading and discussing foundational papers in every class, reading and presenting recent work for one class, and completing a group research project. Grading will be based on:

📚 Readings and Discussion (30%)

We will read and discuss 1–2 papers for each class. Typically, these are formative works in an area of security. Students should come prepared to actively discuss assigned papers and to make substantive intellectual contributions. This means that you need to thoroughly read each paper ahead of time. Before each section, students will submit a short (400 word) summary and reaction for each each paper, as well as a proposal of one discussion question for class.

📨 Students should submit the reading assignments through Gradescope by 2:30 pm on the day of each class . Paper responses should be completed individually without the assistance of LLMs (e.g., ChatGPT).

Grading will be based 20% on these written responses and 10% on in-class participation. We do not allow any late days for paper reactions, but students may skip two paper summaries and two lectures without penalty. We will take class attendance. However, participation grades are based on not only attendence, but active participation during class discussion.

📣 Do not underestimate the amount of time required to properly read and process a research paper. Expect to spend several hours preparing for each section.

🧑‍🏫 Topic Presentation (15%)

While reading formative papers helps to demonstrate how a subfield started, it oftentimes leaves us wondering how the area has evolved. To fill this gap, each student in the class will present one recent paper during the quarter topically relevant to that day's class. At the start of the quarter, students will have the opportunity to sign up for the topic/date that they want to present their paper.

Students are expected to perform a literature search and to select a paper that was published in the last three years from a top-tier venue in security (e.g., IEEE Security and Privacy, USENIX Security, ACM Computer or Communication Security) or adjacent field (e.g., CHI, NSDI, ASPLOS, PLDI, SIGCOMM, etc.). Be wary of other publications from IEEE, most are not top-tier venues and papers will not be accepted for presentation.

⚠️ Student presentations must be 10-12 minutes and allow for 2-5 minutes of questions. We will cut presentations off at 12 minutes, which will impact your presentation grade. Be prepared to answer questions about the paper you present.

⚠️ Students must submit their papers to approval to the teaching staff a minimum three days prior to their presentation.

🔬 Course Project (55%)

Students will complete a quarter-long original research project in small groups (1–3 students) on a topic of their own choosing. Groups will present their work during the last two sections as well as submit a 6–10 page report, similar to the papers we read in the course.

• Project Proposal (5%). Project groups will meet with course staff to discuss their project during the third week of class and submit a one page project proposal. Reports must include a complete Related Work section. Due 10/11.
• Mid-Quarter Progress Report (5%). Submit a short (1–2 pages) progress report part way through the quarter. The report should indicate what has been accomplished, what work is remaining, obstacles the team has encountered, and any preliminary data or insights. Reports must include a complete Methodology section. Due 11/13.
• Class Presentation (10%). Each group will give a 10 minute class presentation during the last week of the course.
• Final Paper (35%). Groups will submit a final project report similar to the papers we read in the course. Papers should be 6–10 pages. Due 12/6.

All written submissions related to the course project are to be written in paragraph form, in English, using LaTeX, and submitted in PDF form, inline with the examples provided at the start of the quarter. Submissions must use the USENIX LaTeX template . We strongly encourage you to read Writing Technical Articles if you haven't previously published academic research work in computer science.

⚙️ Administrivia

Students should submit all reports through Gradescope by 11:59PM on the day of each deadline.

In past offerings, well-executed projects have led to publications at top-tier security conferences and workshops. The teaching team is happy to work with groups to publish their work.

All submitted work for this course must by directly written by the submitting student(s). Using generative AI tools to complete assignments or projects (e.g. generating text) is prohibited.

Attendance on 12/2 and 12/4 is required for all students. This class has no final exam.

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