A Cognitive Detection System for Cybersecure Operational Technologies

Deliverables

Dissemination, Communication and exploitation strategy Plan

This deliverable will provide publicly available project information including an introduction to the project and objectives the partners involved the expected results and the impact the results will have on the targeted industries It will also include an initial exploitation planning to drive the dissemination and communication activitiesLinked to T81 and T83

Overview of existing standards and ongoing standardization activities in the field of cybersecurity

Report including the baseline for the standardization activities Linked to T82

Report on cyber threats and responses in OT

Definition of the general problem in ICT chains Report on cyber threats and responses in OT This report will cover the assets and actors from the D11 use cases and take into account threats which we preliminary defined in D11 Refinement will take place and focus on threats to the OT side of the use cases Various incident databases will be analysed as well as ICS vulnerabilities covered Linked to T12

Resilience actions supporting systems

Resilience Actions Support SystemsLinked to T5.1

Use case scenarios and risk analysis

Definition of particular problems in ICT chains Report on use case scenarios and risk analysis it will cover the use cases in a standardized format focus on serialization as well as functional and nonfunctional requirements Besides a misuse case section will be added which focuses on unintentional behaviour and possible risks and mitigation plans Linked to T11

Initial version of the synthetic datasets for cyber intelligence and using fair ML

Synthetic datasets for cyber intelligence and using fair Machine Learning; Linked to T6.1

Report on dissemination actions and plan M1-M18

Periodic reports on dissemination and communication activitiesLinked to T81

Audit information

Report about audit and traceable information required for trust in the supply chain and certificationLinked to T21

Report on Distributed Ledger Solution

DirectedAcyclicGraphSystem for traceability in the use casesLinked to T23

Results of the tools validation and benchmarking

The assessment of the implementation, benchmarking plan and main results.Linked to T7.4

Architecture and data sources

Report on 1 the description of the architecture of the dynamic threat discovery system including interfaces for interoperability 2 the description of a generic threat source with the corresponding set of entry points and the set of instances associated to private and public sources of threats 3 the mechanism to incorporate several new threat sources And 4 the formats of all threat information sources and pieces of evidence to be compatible with IEC 62443Linked to T31

Report on data analysis and visualization methods

Report on data analysis and visualization methods: This deliverable will present developed methods for data analysis and visualization.Linked to T4.3

Set-up architecture for data collection

Documentation and data of the SESA Lab assets to be used in context distributed simulation and testing environments and access for the partners for AMORALinked to T22

Report on IDUNN requirements

Definition of the general solution in ICT chains Report on the functional design of the envisioned toolsLinked to T13

Final version of the synthetic datasets for cyber intelligence using fair Machine Learning

The second version of D6.2 that will provide documentation that will allow the research community to access the open research data stored in the IDA service. IDA is a continuous research data storage service provided by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture. This is a safe and secure data storage and will minimise the risk of data misuse.Linked to T6.1

AI-driven Search Engine API for dark, deep and clear web

AI-driven Search Engine API for dark, deep and clear web.Linked to T4.2

Configuration data and non-domain related testing in Gazelle for AMORA

Testing profiles and specifications from the demos to be used in the AMORA context Linked to T24

Report on dissemination actions and plan M19-M36

Report on dissemination actions and plan M19-M36Linked to T8.1

IDUNN project Online/Digital Presence

Webrelated presence such as Twitter page and LinkedIn project page Linked to T81

Publications

TSTEM: A Cognitive Platform for Collecting Cyber Threat Intelligencein the Wild

Author(s): Prasasthy Balasubramaniana, Sadaf Nazaria, Danial Khosh Kholgha, Alireza Mahmoodia, Justin Sebya and Panos Kostakos
Published in: Computer Science > Cryptography and Security, 2024, ISSN 2331-8422
Publisher: Cornelll University
DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2402.09973

Preference in Voice Commands and Gesture Controls With Hands-Free Augmented Reality With Novel Users

Author(s): Mikko Korkiakoski; Paula Alavesa; Panos Kostakos
Published in: IEEE Explore, 2024, ISSN 1558-2590
Publisher: IEEE Explore
DOI: 10.1109/mprv.2024.3364541

Safeguarding cyberspace: Enhancing malicious website detection with PSOsingle bondoptimized XGBoost and firefly-based feature selection

Author(s): Saeid Sheikhi, Panos Kostakos
Published in: Computers & Security, Issue 142 (2024), 2024, ISSN 1872-6208
Publisher: Computers & Security
DOI: 10.1016/j.cose.2024.103885

PAC-GPT: A Novel Approach to Generating Synthetic Network Traffic With GPT-3

Author(s): Danial Khosh Kholgh, Panos Kostakos
Published in: IEEE Access, Issue 11, 2024, Page(s) 114936-114951, ISSN 2169-3536
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
DOI: 10.1109/access.2023.3325727

Too Many Options: A Survey of ABE Libraries for Developers

Author(s): Mosteiro-Sanchez, Aintzane; Barcelo, Marc; Astorga, Jasone; Urbieta, Aitor
Published in: ArXiv, 2022, ISSN 2331-8422
Publisher: arXiv
DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2209.12742

Exploring the Potential of EEG for Real-Time Interactions in Immersive Virtual Reality

Author(s): Mikko Korkiakoski, Theodoros Anagnostopoulos, Oskari Rajala, Mikael Sarkiniemi, Markus Hirsimaki, Jere Kinnunen, Paula Alavesa
Published in: WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON INFORMATION SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS, Issue 20, 2023, Page(s) 98-108, ISSN 1790-0832
Publisher: WSEAS Press
DOI: 10.37394/23209.2023.20.12

Gotham Testbed: A Reproducible IoT Testbed for Security Experiments and Dataset Generation

Author(s): Xabier Sáez-de-Cámara Ikerlan Technology Research Centre, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Arrasate-Mondragón, Spain Mondragon Unibertsitatea, Arrasate-Mondragón, Spain Jose Luis Flores Ikerlan Technology Research Centre, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Arrasate-Mondragón, Spain Cristóbal Arellano Ikerlan Technology Research Centre, Basque Research and Technolo
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing, Issue 22/02/2023, 2023, ISSN 1941-0018
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/tdsc.2023.3247166

A novel Edge architecture and solution for detecting concept drift in smart environments

Author(s): Hassan Mehmood, Ahmed Khalid, Panos Kostakos, Ekaterina Gilman, Susanna Pirttikangas
Published in: Future Generation Computer Systems, Issue 150, 2024, Page(s) 127-143, ISSN 0167-739X
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.future.2023.08.023

Improving fuzzing assessment methods through the analysis of metrics and experimental conditions

Author(s): Maialen Eceiza , Jose Luis Flores, Mikel Iturbe
Published in: Computer & Security, Issue Monthly, 2023, ISSN 1872-6208
Publisher: Computers&Security
DOI: 10.1016/j.cose.2022.102946

Autonomous Federated Learning for Distributed Intrusion Detection Systems in Public Networks

Author(s): Alireza Bakhshi Zadi Mahmoodi, Saeid Sheikhi, Ella Peltonen, Panos Kostakos
Published in: IEEE Access, Issue 11, 2024, Page(s) 121325-121339, ISSN 2169-3536
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
DOI: 10.1109/access.2023.3327922

GPT-2C: A GPT-2 parser for Cowrie honeypot logs

Author(s): Setianto, Febrian; Tsani, Erion; Sadiq, Fatima; Domalis, Georgios; Tsakalidis, Dimitris; Kostakos, Panos
Published in: ASONAM '21: Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and MiningNovember 2021, 2023, ISSN 2331-8422
Publisher: arXiv
DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2109.06595

Challenges and Solutions of Surveillance Systems in IoT-Enabled Smart Campus: A Survey

Author(s): Theodoros Anagnostopoulos, Panos Kostakos, Arkady Zaslavsky, Ioanna Kantzavelou, Nikos Tsotsolas, Ioannis Salmon, Jeremy Morley, Robert Harle
Published in: IEEE Access, Issue 9, 2021, Page(s) 131926-131954, ISSN 2169-3536
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
DOI: 10.1109/access.2021.3114447

A Novel Anomaly-Based Intrusion Detection Model Using PSOGWO-Optimized BP Neural Network and GA-Based Feature Selection

Author(s): Saeid Sheikhi, Panos Kostakos
Published in: Sensors 2022 Nov 30;22(23):9318, Issue November 2022 (22), 2022, ISSN 1424-8220
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/s22239318

HuntGPT: Integrating Machine Learning-Based Anomaly Detection and Explainable AI with Large Language Models (LLMs)

Author(s): Ali, Tarek; Kostakos, Panos
Published in: Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering Center for Ubiquitous Computing, 2023, ISSN 2331-8422
Publisher: arXiv
DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2309.16021

Addressing Data Challenges to Drive the Transformation of Smart Cities

Author(s): Ekaterina Gilman, Francesca Bugiotti, Ahmed Khalid, Hassan Mehmood, Panos Kostakos, Lauri Tuovinen, Johanna Ylipulli, Xiang Su, Denzil Ferreira
Published in: ACM Journals, Issue March 2024, 2024, ISSN 2577-6193
Publisher: ACM Digital Library
DOI: 10.1145/3663482

Cyber Sentinel: Exploring Conversational Agents in Streamlining Security Tasks with GPT-4

Author(s): Kaheh, Mehrdad; Kholgh, Danial Khosh; Kostakos, Panos
Published in: arXiv, 2023, ISSN 2331-8422
Publisher: arXiv
DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2309.16422

Clustered federated learning architecture for network anomaly detection in large scale heterogeneous IoT networks

Author(s): Xabier Sáez-de-Cámara, Jose Luis Flores, Cristóbal Arellano, Aitor Urbieta, Urko Zurutuza
Published in: Computers & Security, Issue 131, 2024, Page(s) 103299, ISSN 0167-4048
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.cose.2023.103299

Use cases also exist for attackers—how to foster the concept of misuse cases

Author(s): Mana Azamat, Johann Schütz & Mathias Uslar
Published in: e+i Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik, Issue Volume 140, 2023, Page(s) 419–424, ISSN 0932-383X
Publisher: ComForEn 2023
DOI: 10.1007/s00502-023-01151-3

Sniper Backdoor: Single Client Targeted Backdoor Attack in Federated Learning

Author(s): Gorka Abad, Servio Paguada, Oguzhan Ersoy, Stjepan Picek, Victor Julio Ramírez-Durán, Aitor Urbieta
Published in: First IEEE Conference on Secure and Trustworthy Machine Learning, 2022
Publisher: First IEEE Conference on Secure and Trustworthy Machine Learning

Augmented Reality Integration for Real-Time Security and Maintenance in IoT-Enabled Smart Campuses

Author(s): Khalil Chakal, Mikko Korkiakoski, Hassan Mehmood, Theodoros Anagnostopoulos, Paula Alavesa, Panos Kostakos
Published in: IEEE Computer Society, 2023, Page(s) 1-6
Publisher: IEEE Computer Science
DOI: 10.1109/icnp59255.2023.10355580

CyTRI – Fostering Security Measures Against Emerging Cyber Threats

Author(s): Mana Azamat, OFFIS, Oliver Werth, OFFIS, Mathias Uslar, OFFIS
Published in: Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Issue August 2024, 2024, Page(s) 1497
Publisher: Association for Information Systems

Advancing Security in 5G Core Networks Through Unsupervised Federated Time Series Modeling

Author(s): Saeid Sheikhi, Panos Kostakos
Published in: 2024 IEEE International Conference on Cyber Security and Resilience (CSR), 2024, Page(s) 353-356
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/csr61664.2024.10679491

Federated Explainability for Network Anomaly Characterization

Author(s): Xabier Sáez-de-Cámara, Jose Luis Flores, Cristóbal Arellano, Aitor Urbieta, Urko Zurutuza
Published in: Proceedings of the 26th International Symposium on Research in Attacks, Intrusions and Defenses, 2024, Page(s) 346-365
Publisher: ACM
DOI: 10.1145/3607199.3607234

Transformer-based LLMs in Cybersecurity: An in-depth Study on Log Anomaly Detection and Conversational Defense Mechanisms

Author(s): Mehdi Ravakhah; Mohsen Kamyar
Published in: 2023
Publisher: IEEE Explore
DOI: 10.1109/bigdata59044.2023.10386976

Aprendizaje Federado con Agrupación de Modelos para la Detección de Anomalías en Dispositivos IoT Heterogéneos

Author(s): Xabier Saez de Camara Cristobal Arellano Jose Luis Flores Aitor Urbieta Urko Zurutuza
Published in: XVII Reunión Española sobre Criptología y Seguridad de la Información, 2022, Page(s) 198-204
Publisher: RECSI
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7806478

Cyber threat hunting using unsupervised federated learning and adversary emulation

Author(s): Saeid Sheikhi, Panos Kostakos
Published in: 2023 IEEE International Conference on Cyber Security and Resilience (CSR), Issue 1, 2023, Page(s) 315-320
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/csr57506.2023.10224990

Hack the Room: Exploring the potential of an augmented reality game for teaching cyber security

Author(s): Mikko Korkiakoski Anssi Antila Jouni Annamaa Saeid Sheikhi
Published in: 2023
Publisher: AHs '23: Proceedings of the Augmented Humans International Conference 2023
DOI: 10.1145/3582700.3583955

Penetration Testing of 5G Core Network Web Technologies

Author(s): Filippo Giambartolomei, Marc Barcelo, Alessandro Brighente, Aitor Urbieta, Mauro Conti
Published in: Issue IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), 2024
Publisher: arXiv
DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2403.01871

Poster: Backdoor Attacks on Spiking NNs and Neuromorphic Datasets

Author(s): Gorka Abad Oguzhan Ersoy Stjepan Picek Víctor Julio Ramírez-Durán Aitor Urbieta
Published in: 2022 ACM SIGSAC Conference on Computer and Communications Security, Issue November 2022, 2022
Publisher: CCS '22: Proceedings of the 2022 ACM SIGSAC Conference on Computer and Communications Security
DOI: 10.1145/3548606.3563532

DDoS attack detection using unsupervised federated learning for 5G networks and beyond

Author(s): Saeid Sheikhi, Panos Kostakos
Published in: 2023 Joint European Conference on Networks and Communications & 6G Summit (EuCNC/6G Summit), Issue 6, 2023, Page(s) 442-447
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/eucnc/6gsummit58263.2023.10188245

Sneaky Spikes: Uncovering Stealthy Backdoor Attacks in Spiking Neural Networks with Neuromorphic Data

Author(s): Gorka Abad, Oguzhan Ersoy, Stjepan Picek, Aitor Urbieta
Published in: 2023
Publisher: NDSS Symposium 2024
DOI: 10.14722/ndss.2024.24334

Using smart glasses for monitoring cyber threat intelligence feeds

Author(s): Mikko Korkiakoski, Fatima Sadiq, Febrian Setianto Ummi Khaira Latif Paula Alavesa, Panos Kostakos
Published in: 2022, ISBN 9781450391283
Publisher: ASONAM - IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining
DOI: 10.1145/3487351.3492722

Industrial Data Homogenization and Monitoring Scheme with Blockchain Oracles

Author(s): Denis Stefanescu Patxi Galán-García Leticia Montalvillo Juanjo Unzilla Aitor Urbieta
Published in: Smart Cities: Blockchain for Next-Generation Internet of Things Applications, Issue Smart Cities 2023, 6, 263–290., 2023
Publisher: Smart Cities
DOI: 10.3390/smartcities6010013

Leveraging Digital Twins and SIEM Integration for Incident Response in OT Environments

Author(s): Adei Arias, Cristobal Arellano, Aitor Urbieta, Urko Zurutuza
Published in: Jornadas Nacionales de Investigación en Ciberseguridad (JNIC) (9ª.2024. Sevilla) (2024), pp. 294-301., 2024, ISBN 978-84-09-62140-8
Publisher: Universidad de Sevilla

Semantic-Driven Focused Crawling Using LASER and FAISS: A Novel Approach for Threat Detection and Improved Information Retrieval

Author(s): Prasasthy Balasubramanian, Justin Seby, Panos Kostakos
Published in: 2023
Publisher: 2023 IEEE 22nd International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications (TrustCom)
DOI: 10.1109/trustcom60117.2023.00218

Intellectual Property Rights

DLT para auditorias de seguridad

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Date: 2024-10-28
Applicant(s): IKERLAN S. COOP

Gotham Testbed: Un banco de pruebas IoT reproducible para realizar experimentos de ciberseguridad

Application/Publication number: 765-02056439 765-02056439
Date: 2024-08-01
Applicant(s): IKERLAN S. COOP

IA distribuida para detección de anomalías

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Date: 2024-09-23
Applicant(s): IKERLAN S. COOP

Virtual EDR

Application/Publication number: 2024RTE01341173 2024RTE01341173
Date: 2024-10-28
Applicant(s): IKERLAN S. COOP

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