Computers & Security

Papers
(The median citation count of Computers & Security is 7. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
Editorial Board272
Defend against adversarial attacks in malware detection through attack space management205
VeracOS: An operating system extension for the veracity of files191
Exploring compiler optimization space for control flow obfuscation133
Reviewer Acknowledgement 2021131
Towards a metrics suite for evaluating cache side-channel vulnerability: Case studies on an open-source RISC-V processor128
Editorial Board123
Reading is not believing: A multimodal adversarial attacker for Chinese-NLP model119
The Security Awareness Adventure: A serious game for security awareness training utilizing a state transition system and a probabilistic model112
RETRACTED: I recognize you by your steps: Privacy impact of pedometer data112
Investigating machine learning attacks on financial time series models111
Security First, Security by Design, or Security Pragmatism – Strategic Roles of IT Security in Digitalization Projects111
MGA-IDS: Optimal feature subset selection for anomaly detection framework on in-vehicle networks-CAN bus based on genetic algorithm and intrusion detection approach109
A permission-carrying security policy and static enforcement for information flows in Android programs108
A lightweight packet forwarding verification in SDN using sketch103
Enhancing encrypted traffic analysis via source APIs: A robust approach for malicious traffic detection103
Covert timing channel detection based on isolated binary trees101
FiPiBox:Development of firewall for IoT networks using P4Pi101
A traffic anomaly detection scheme for non-directional denial of service attacks in software-defined optical network101
Wasserstein distance guided feature Tokenizer transformer domain adaptation for network intrusion detection96
Navigating Cybersecurity Governance: The influence of opportunity structures in socio-technical transitions for small and medium enterprises95
AttackNet: Enhancing biometric security via tailored convolutional neural network architectures for liveness detection92
DynamicFuzz: Confidence-based directed greybox fuzzing for programs with unreliable call graphs91
Don’t get stung, cover your ICS in honey: How do honeypots fit within industrial control system security91
Evaluating cyber attacks on central banks – identification of trends in cyber threat landscape90
Improving transferable adversarial attack via feature-momentum90
GCN-MHSA: A novel malicious traffic detection method based on graph convolutional neural network and multi-head self-attention mechanism88
Analysis of human reliability in detecting GPS spoofing on ECDIS in congested waterways under evidential reasoning and HEART approach86
Enhancing intrusion detection in containerized services: Assessing machine learning models and an advanced representation for system call data86
AIDTF: Adversarial training framework for network intrusion detection83
An analysis of zero-trust architecture and its cost-effectiveness for organizational security83
On Detecting and Classifying DGA Botnets and their Families82
Influencing the security prioritisation of an agile software development project81
MADONNA: Browser-based malicious domain detection using Optimized Neural Network by leveraging AI and feature analysis80
PPT: A privacy-preserving global model training protocol for federated learning in P2P networks78
Multivariate time series anomaly detection with variational autoencoder and spatial–temporal graph network76
A novel Evil Twin MiTM attack through 802.11v protocol exploitation76
A typology of cybersecurity behavior among knowledge workers76
Cybersecurity preparedness of small-to-medium businesses: A Western Australia study with broader implications76
A bio-inspired optimal feature with convolutional GhostNet based squeeze excited deep-scale capsule network for intrusion detection74
Cloud computing security: A survey of service-based models73
Usable and secure? User perception of four authentication methods for mobile banking73
Learning from cyber security incidents: A systematic review and future research agenda72
Exploring capacitive swipe gesture for user authentication using a new large dataset71
A systematic literature review on online assessment security: Current challenges and integrity strategies71
A large-scale analysis of the effectiveness of publicly reported security patches70
Privacy-preserving distributed clustering: A fully homomorphic encrypted approach for time series69
Detecting DBMS bugs with context-sensitive instantiation and multi-plan execution68
TrojanProbe: Fingerprinting Trojan tunnel implementations by actively probing crafted HTTP requests68
Multi-probability sampling-based detection of malicious switching nodes in SDN67
BiTCN-TAEfficientNet malware classification approach based on sequence and RGB fusion66
Improving transferability of adversarial examples by saliency distribution and data augmentation65
When expectation fails and motivation prevails: the mediating role of awareness in bridging the expectancy-capability gap in mobile identity protection65
Understanding the chief information security officer: Qualifications and responsibilities for cybersecurity leadership65
Would US citizens accept cybersecurity deresponsibilization? Perhaps not64
A Privacy-Preserving Framework for Endorsement Process in Hyperledger Fabric64
Multidimensional categorical data collection under shuffled differential privacy64
NERO: NEural algorithmic reasoning for zeRO-day attack detection in the IoT: A hybrid approach63
Cross-site scripting detection with two-channel feature fusion embedded in self-attention mechanism62
KPointer: Keep the code pointers on the stack point to the right code62
Tamp-X: Attacking explainable natural language classifiers through tampered activations62
New results on modeling and hybrid control for malware propagation in cyber–physical systems61
Attack smarter: Attention-driven fine-grained webpage fingerprinting attacks61
You are your friends: Detecting malware via guilt-by-association and exempt-by-reputation61
A multi-type vulnerability detection framework with parallel perspective fusion and hierarchical feature enhancement61
Foggier skies, clearer clouds: A real-time IoT-DDoS attack mitigation framework in fog-assisted software-defined cyber-physical systems60
DeMal: Module decomposition of malware based on community discovery59
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Behind the scenes of attack graphs: Vulnerable network generator for in-depth experimental evaluation of attack graph scalability58
Editorial Board58
An adversarial learning framework with cross-domain loss for median filtered image restoration and anti-forensics58
Faster secure and efficient collaborative private data cleaning based on PSI57
Endpoint security reinforcement via integrated zero-trust systems: A collaborative approach57
PRIVIUM: A differentiated privacy-privilege model for user security and safety in the metaverse57
Beyond the sandbox: Leveraging symbolic execution for evasive malware classification56
Robust and reusable LINDDUN privacy threat knowledge56
Cognitively reconfigurable mimic-based heterogeneous password recovery system56
The meta attack language - a formal description56
SENSE: An unsupervised semantic learning model for cross-platform vulnerability search55
Enhancing adversarial robustness for deep metric learning via neural discrete adversarial training55
Neuronal Jamming cyberattack over invasive BCIs affecting the resolution of tasks requiring visual capabilities54
IDPFilter: Mitigating interdependent privacy issues in third-party apps54
Privacy preserving unique robust and revocable passcode generation from fingerprint data54
PVFL: Verifiable federated learning and prediction with privacy-preserving54
Adaptive edge security framework for dynamic IoT security policies in diverse environments53
Extended right-angle difference ternary co-relation pattern: A new feature descriptor for face anti-spoofing53
An anomaly detection model for in-vehicle networks based on lightweight convolution with spectral residuals53
A comprehensive deep learning benchmark for IoT IDS52
White-box content camouflage attacks against deep learning52
Forecasting cyber security threats landscape and associated technical trends in telehealth using Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers (BERT)51
Web of shadows: Investigating malware abuse of internet services51
Toward enhancing web privacy on HTTPS traffic: A novel SuperLearner attack model and an efficient defense approach with adversarial examples51
HT2ML: An efficient hybrid framework for privacy-preserving Machine Learning using HE and TEE50
A Systematical and longitudinal study of evasive behaviors in windows malware50
LiDAR point cloud transmission: Adversarial perspectives of spoofing attacks in autonomous driving50
Examining the inconsistent effect of privacy control on privacy concerns in e-commerce services: The moderating role of privacy experience and risk propensity50
Formally verifying security protocols built on watermarking and jamming50
Fuzzing drones for anomaly detection: A systematic literature review49
Assessing information security culture: A mixed-methods approach to navigating challenges in international corporate IT departments49
GAIL-PT: An intelligent penetration testing framework with generative adversarial imitation learning49
Smart homes under siege: Assessing the robustness of physical security against wireless network attacks48
Comparative evaluation of recent universal adversarial perturbations in image classification48
Clustered federated learning architecture for network anomaly detection in large scale heterogeneous IoT networks48
RAIDS: Robust autoencoder-based intrusion detection system model against adversarial attacks48
Improving adversarial transferability through hybrid augmentation48
Personal CAPTCHA-based authentication protocol47
FineGCP: Fine-grained dependency graph community partitioning for attack investigation47
An empirical study of vulnerability discovery methods over the past ten years47
An efficient two-stage pipeline model with filtering algorithm for mislabeled malware detection47
Biometric masterkeys47
Erratum to ‘Ensemble transfer attack targeting text classification systems’ [Computers & Security 117 (2022) 1–8/ 102695]47
FE-DaST: Fast and effective data-free substitute training for black-box adversarial attacks46
Assessing the impact of packing on static machine learning-based malware detection and classification systems46
Add noise to remove noise: Local differential privacy for feature selection46
A critical survey of the security and privacy aspects of the Aadhaar framework46
Model-based structural and behavioral cybersecurity risk assessment in system designs46
“I don't get it, but I accept it” Exploring uninformed consent to privacy policies: A neutralization perspective45
Editorial Board45
XLMR4MD: New Vietnamese dataset and framework for detecting the consistency of description and permission in Android applications using large language models45
PIXHELL: When pixels learn to scream45
Navigating challenging terrain surrounding DoD response to homeland attacks on critical infrastructure: Case studies of prior incidents utilizing an extended taxonomy of cyber harms45
GONE: A generic O(1) NoisE layer for protecting privacy of deep neural networ45
VWA-6G AI assisted continuous security monitoring over open RAN service management orchestration45
Analysis of statistical properties of variables in log data for advanced anomaly detection in cyber security45
Cyber security and the Leviathan44
Model update for intrusion detection: Analyzing the performance of delayed labeling and active learning strategies44
A sequential deep learning framework for a robust and resilient network intrusion detection system43
Wavelet-based CSI reconstruction for improved wireless security through channel reciprocity43
ML-based intrusion detection system for precise APT cyber-clustering43
AVX-TSCHA: Leaking information through AVX extensions in commercial processors43
Extending the classical side-channel analysis framework to access-driven cache attacks43
Object-free backdoor attack and defense on semantic segmentation43
Unawareness detection: Discovering black-box malicious models and quantifying privacy leakage risks43
Cookie disclaimers: Dark patterns and lack of transparency42
Vulnerability detection through machine learning-based fuzzing: A systematic review42
Which algorithm can detect unknown attacks? Comparison of supervised, unsupervised and meta-learning algorithms for intrusion detection42
Cyber-attacks: Securing ship navigation systems using multi-layer cross-validation defense42
ADFL: Defending backdoor attacks in federated learning via adversarial distillation42
A Comprehensive Survey of Recent Internet Measurement Techniques for Cyber Security41
The applicability of a hybrid framework for automated phishing detection41
ILL-IDS: An incremental lifetime learning IDS for VANETs41
A system to calculate Cyber Value-at-Risk41
APT beaconing detection: A systematic review41
A hybrid deep learning framework for privacy preservation in edge computing40
BenchMFC: A benchmark dataset for trustworthy malware family classification under concept drift40
Using approximate matching and machine learning to uncover malicious activity in logs40
Information security policies compliance in a global setting: An employee's perspective40
Selective forwarding attack detection and network recovery mechanism based on cloud-edge cooperation in software-defined wireless sensor network40
NTLFlowLyzer: Towards generating an intrusion detection dataset and intruders behavior profiling through network and transport layers traffic analysis and pattern extraction40
Improving the transferability of targeted adversarial examples by style-agnostic attack40
Safeguarding connected autonomous vehicle communication: Protocols, intra- and inter-vehicular attacks and defenses40
Integrating security in hazard analysis using STPA-Sec and GSPN: A case study of automatic emergency braking system40
Perspectives of non-expert users on cyber security and privacy: An analysis of online discussions on twitter40
TIMFuser: A multi-granular fusion framework for cyber threat intelligence40
FLADEN: Federated Learning for Anomaly DEtection in IoT Networks40
Conditional entropy-based hybrid DDoS detection model for IoT networks39
Dealing with uncertainty in cybersecurity decision support39
A multi-source log semantic analysis-based attack investigation approach39
Modelling language for cyber security incident handling for critical infrastructures38
Detection and mitigation of vampire attacks with secure routing in WSN using weighted RNN and optimal path selection38
A new DDoS attacks intrusion detection model based on deep learning for cybersecurity38
Insights into security and privacy towards fog computing evolution38
DMSCTS: Dynamic measurement scheme for the containers-hybrid-deployment based on trusted subsystem37
Multivocal literature review on zero-trust security implementation37
Design, implementation, and automation of a risk management approach for man-at-the-End software protection37
SMCD: Privacy-preserving deep learning based malicious code detection37
Detecting command injection vulnerabilities in Linux-based embedded firmware with LLM-based taint analysis of library functions37
Adversarial training for deep learning-based cyberattack detection in IoT-based smart city applications37
A classification-by-retrieval framework for few-shot anomaly detection to detect API injection37
Integrity coded databases - protecting data integrity for outsourced databases37
Enhancing can security with ML-based IDS: Strategies and efficacies against adversarial attacks36
Operations-informed incident response playbooks36
Improving adversarial robustness through a curriculum-guided reliable distillation36
A Proactive Approach to assess web application security through the integration of security tools in a Security Orchestration Platform36
Privacy-centered authentication: A new framework and analysis35
Ibn Sina: A patient privacy‐preserving authentication protocol in medical internet of things35
Enhancing security and robustness of Cyphal on Controller Area Network in unmanned aerial vehicle environments35
SNDMI: Spyware network traffic detection method based on inducement operations35
Edge Implicit Weighting with graph transformers for robust intrusion detection in Internet of Things network35
Binary code traceability of multigranularity information fusion from the perspective of software genes35
Audio adversarial detection through classification score on speech recognition systems35
Editorial Board35
Corrigendum to ‘Research on Lightweight Anomaly Detection of Multimedia Traffic in Edge Computing’ Computer & Security, 111(2021) 10246335
Editorial Board35
A privacy-preserving handover authentication protocol for a group of MTC devices in 5G networks35
Synthetic attack data generation model applying generative adversarial network for intrusion detection34
Who are querying for me? Measuring the dependency and centralization in recursive resolution34
AdvCheck: Characterizing adversarial examples via local gradient checking34
Optimized verifiable delegated private set intersection on outsourced private datasets34
FELACS: Federated learning with adaptive client selection for IoT DDoS attack detection34
Enhancing cybersecurity in cloud computing and WSNs: A hybrid IDS approach34
GRAIN: Graph neural network and reinforcement learning aided causality discovery for multi-step attack scenario reconstruction34
Defense against underwater spy-robots: A distributed anti-theft topology control mechanism for insecure UASN33
Governing cybersecurity from the boardroom: Challenges, drivers, and ways ahead33
TTSAD: TCN-Transformer-SVDD Model for Anomaly Detection in air traffic ADS-B data33
A review on client-server attacks and defenses in federated learning33
CPID: Insider threat detection using profiling and cyber-persona identification33
An automated closed-loop framework to enforce security policies from anomaly detection33
Cancelable iris template based on slicing33
Ensuring secure interoperation of access control in a multidomain environment33
User-centric security analysis of MitID: The Danish passwordless digital identity solution33
Adaptive sensor attack detection and defense framework for autonomous vehicles based on density33
An adaptive fuzzing method based on transformer and protocol similarity mutation32
CNN based method for the development of cyber-attacks detection algorithms in industrial control systems32
Detection of anomalies of a non-deterministic software-defined networking control32
Accountable, Scalable and DoS-resilient Secure Vehicular Communication32
An optimized neural network for prediction of security threats on software testing32
Chameleon: Optimized feature selection using particle swarm optimization and ensemble methods for network anomaly detection32
An omnidirectional approach to touch-based continuous authentication32
BD-MDLC: Behavior description-based enhanced malware detection for windows environment using longformer classifier32
Editorial Board32
Developing decision support for cybersecurity threat and incident managers32
A new deep boosted CNN and ensemble learning based IoT malware detection32
Stacking ensemble-based HIDS framework for detecting anomalous system processes in Windows based operating systems using multiple word embedding32
Genetic programming for enhanced detection of Advanced Persistent Threats through feature construction32
Updating Windows malware detectors: Balancing robustness and regression against adversarial EXEmples31
Improving monolithic kernel security and robustness through intra-kernel sandboxing31
Gradient-based defense methods for data leakage in vertical federated learning31
GJALLARHORN: A framework for vulnerability detection via electromagnetic side-channel analysis in embedded systems31
Data reduction for black-box adversarial attacks against deep neural networks based on side-channel attacks31
A privacy-aware authentication and usage-controlled access protocol for IIoT decentralized data marketplace31
"No point worrying" – The role of threat devaluation in information security behavior30
VERTFuzz: Version transformer-driven fuzzing for complex file parsers30
Identifying information security opinion leaders in organizations: Insights from the theory of social power bases and social network analysis30
Erasure code backup system for data security30
Extending limited datasets with GAN-like self-supervision for SMS spam detection30
MER-GCN: Reasoning about attacking group behaviors using industrial control system attack knowledge graphs30
Points of the local optimal privacy utility tradeoff30
MUD-PQFed: Towards Malicious User Detection on model corruption in Privacy-preserving Quantized Federated learning30
Corrigendum to “Evaluation framework for quantum security risk assessment: A comprehensive strategy for quantum-safe transition” [Computers & Security, 150, 104272]30
Hilbert signal envelope-based multi-features methods for GNSS spoofing detection30
Reducing false positives in bank anti-fraud systems based on rule induction in distributed tree-based models30
A login page transparency and visual similarity-based zero-day phishing defense protocol30
Unveiling encrypted traffic types through hierarchical network characteristics30
NIDS-Vis: Improving the generalized adversarial robustness of network intrusion detection system29
A Novel Password Policy Focusing on Altering User Password Selection Habits: A Statistical Analysis on Breached Data29
A survey on the evolution of fileless attacks and detection techniques29
A lightweight deep learning framework for botnet detecting at the IoT edge29
Ensemble transfer attack targeting text classification systems29
Automated city shuttles: Mapping the key challenges in cybersecurity, privacy and standards to future developments29
Privacy-preserving spatiotemporal trajectory generalization publishing scheme with differential privacy29
Agriculture 4.0 and beyond: Evaluating cyber threat intelligence sources and techniques in smart farming ecosystems29
GSEDroid: GNN-based Android malware detection framework using lightweight semantic embedding29
Network intrusion detection based on n-gram frequency and time-aware transformer29
FS-IDS: A framework for intrusion detection based on few-shot learning29
Fast and practical intrusion detection system based on federated learning for VANET29
STFT-TCAN: A TCN-attention based multivariate time series anomaly detection architecture with time-frequency analysis for cyber-industrial systems29
RansoGuard: A RNN-based framework leveraging pre-attack sensitive APIs for early ransomware detection28
Statistical machine learning defensive mechanism against cyber intrusion in smart grid cyber-physical network28
FECC: DNS tunnel detection model based on CNN and clustering28
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