OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Information Security is 13. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
AutoPKI: public key infrastructure for IoT with automated trust transfer	255
Outlier-oriented poisoning attack: a grey-box approach to disturb decision boundaries by perturbing outliers in multiclass learning	106
Using machine learning to detect network intrusions in industrial control systems: a survey	92
Systematic review of SIEM technology: SIEM-SC birth	91
Efficient arabic and english social spam detection using a transformer and 2D convolutional neural network-based deep learning filter	70
Fast but approximate homomorphic k-means based on masking technique	68
Verifiability for privacy-preserving computing on distributed data — a survey	64
An intrusion detection approach based on incremental long short-term memory	64
Feature engineering impact on position falsification attacks detection in vehicular ad-hoc network	56
The rise of “security and privacy”: bibliometric analysis of computer privacy research	53
Adaptive trust evaluation model based on container security analysis in the Docker platform	52
BLoCNet: a hybrid, dataset-independent intrusion detection system using deep learning	52
Balancing usability, user experience, security and privacy in XR systems: a multidimensional approach	52
Fairness as a Service (FaaS): verifiable and privacy-preserving fairness auditing of machine learning systems	51
Random resampling algorithms for addressing the imbalanced dataset classes in insider threat detection	49
Weighted quality criteria for cyber threat intelligence: assessment and prioritisation in the MISP data model	48
Automated broken object-level authorization attack detection in REST APIs through OpenAPI to colored petri nets transformation	48
A comprehensive approach for mitigating impersonation in online assessment: integrity policy and random authentication	47
Xai-driven black-box adversarial attacks on network intrusion detectors	46
can-sleuth: Sleuthing out the capabilities, limitations, and performance impacts of automotive intrusion detection datasets	44
Malware classification approaches utilizing binary and text encoding of permissions	44
A vulnerability assessment and exploitation analysis of a powerline communication HomePlug AV network adapter	44
Digital Twin-Enabled Incident Detection and Response: A Systematic Review of Critical Infrastructures Applications	43
Improving spam email classification accuracy using ensemble techniques: a stacking approach	42
Explainable AI based dynamic cybersecurity risk management for cyber insurability	41

Acnn: arbitrary trace attacks based on leakage area detection	41
A survey of anomaly detection methods for power grids	40
Unmasking the common traits: an ensemble approach for effective malware detection	39
Model-Agnostic Utility-Preserving Biometric Information Anonymization	38
Restricting data-leakage using fine-grained access control on OSN objects	38
Pseudonym shuffling-driven blockchain and Autoencoder-based secure E-healthcare data management	38
A large scale analysis of code security in public repositories	37
Detection, characterization, and profiling DoH Malicious traffic using statistical pattern recognition	36
Ensemble learning-based adaptive and adversarial techniques for APT attack detection	35
Enhancing phishing email detection with stylometric features and classifier stacking	34
MEDICALHARM: A threat modeling designed for modern medical devices and a comprehensive study on effectiveness, user satisfaction, and security perspectives	34
Towards enhanced cybersecurity in industrial control systems: a systematic review of context-based modeling, digital twins, and machine learning approaches	33
A cyber defense system against phishing attacks with deep learning game theory and LSTM-CNN with African vulture optimization algorithm (AVOA)	33
Tracing the evolution of cyber resilience: a historical and conceptual review	33
A perspective–retrospective analysis of diversity in signature-based open-source network intrusion detection systems	33
Adversarial robustness of deep reinforcement learning-based intrusion detection	32
“Animation” URL in NFT marketplaces considered harmful for privacy	32
Phish-Sight: a new approach for phishing detection using dominant colors on web pages and machine learning	32
Attribute inference privacy protection for pre-trained models	31
Construction of network pentest-defense adversarial environment based on NASim	31
Secure outsourcing of manufacturing compliance checks	30
Semi-supervised approach for detecting malicious domains in TLDs in their first query	30
Automated cybersecurity impact propagation across business processes using process mining techniques	30
Analyzing shared keys in X.509 certificates with domain ownership	30
Efficient authentication scheme for heterogeneous signcryption with cryptographic reverse firewalls for VANETs	29
Developers’ mindset on self-adaptive privacy and its requirements for cloud computing environments	29
Selfish or Malicious: Price of malice in human-centric security decision-making for attack graph-based interdependent systems	29
Generating adversarial examples with collaborative generative models	28
BuKc: A novel bottom-up approach for enhanced data anonymization in apache spark	28
A systematic mapping study on security for systems of systems	28
Authentication in Internet of Things, protocols, attacks, and open issues: a systematic literature review	28
Business process models and simulation to enable GDPR compliance	27
Tackling smart city security: deep learning approach utilizing feature selection and two-level cooperative framework optimized by adapted metaheuristics algorithm	27
Cross-Silo Federated Learning in Security Operations Centers for effective malware detection	27
From Prey to Protect: Exploring Social Engineering Through Games and Simulation. Trust, Awareness, and Phishing Defense	27
Privacy information propagation in online social networks - a case study based on Weibo data	27
Enhancing national security: a multidimensional situational awareness model for emerging economic crime prevention	26
Certified unlearning for a trustworthy machine learning-based access control administration	26
GaTeBaSep: game theory-based security protocol against ARP spoofing attacks in software-defined networks	26
Securing air-gapped systems-review of covert techniques for data ex-filtration and a new clause proposal for ISO 27001	25
Deceiving supervised machine learning models via adversarial data poisoning attacks: a case study with USB keyboards	25
Advancements and challenges in privacy-preserving split learning: experimental findings and future directions	25
Unmasking SDN flow table saturation: fingerprinting, attacks and defenses	25
Blockchain-based data integrity framework for Internet of Things	24
Generative AI for pentesting: the good, the bad, the ugly	24
Interpretable information fusion and small sample dataset expansion in power system anomaly detection based on artificial intelligence algorithms	23
A generic framework for blockchain-assisted on-chain auditing for off-chain storage	23
Spatial de-correlation of generated keys from wireless channels using adversarial deep learning	23
A Comprehensive User Study on Medical Device Threat Modeling Methodologies and CyberLlama2 - MEDICALHARM Threat Modeling Assistant.	23
Multi-cloud applications: data and code fragmentation for improved security	23

Cyber-security gamification in federation of cyber ranges: design, implementation, and evaluation	23
Selected papers from the 29th European Symposium on Research in Computer Security (by invite-only)	23
Estimating vulnerability metrics with word embedding and multiclass classification methods	23
WEFT: a consistent and tamper-proof methodology for acquisition of automatically verifiable forensic web evidence	23
DevSecOps practices and tools	22
A fog-based anonymous authentication scheme with location privacy for wireless body area network with FPGA implementation	22
RLET: a lightweight model for ubiquitous multi-class intrusion detection in sustainable and secured smart environment	22
Adversarial attack detection framework based on optimized weighted conditional stepwise adversarial network	22
Exploring the potential of deep learning and machine learning techniques for randomness analysis to enhance security on IoT	22
BSDS-ShareCrypt: a blockchain-enabled framework for secure, anonymous, and accountable data sharing in cloud-IoT environments using aggregate key searchable encryption	22
A blockchain-based trust and reputation model resilient to forgery attacks for data sharing scenarios (RWS-BTRM)	21
Malicious uses of blockchains by malware: from the analysis to Smart-Zephyrus	21
Toward a unified and secure approach for extraction of forensic digital evidence from an IoT device	21
Network-Based Real-Time Detection of Data Manipulation Attacks in Industrial Control Systems	21
Trust attack prevention based on Spark-blockchain in social IoT: a survey	21
International journal of information security: a bibliometric study, 2007–2023	21
Multi-user covert communication in power internet of things networks	20
Adversarial attacks against mouse- and keyboard-based biometric authentication: black-box versus domain-specific techniques	20
Analysis of OSPU security effect and data assembly verification under semi-network OS architecture	20
Identifying factors influencing the duration of zero-day vulnerabilities	20
A Data-centric approach for safe and secure large language models against threatening and toxic content	20
A systematic overview on methods to protect sensitive data provided for various analyses	20
Comprehensive review on machine learning and deep learning techniques for malware detection in android and IoT devices	20
Two-stage advanced persistent threat (APT) attack on an IEC 61850 power grid substation	20
A comprehensive Blockchain-oriented secure framework for SDN/Fog-based IoUT	19
Novel mechanism for anonymous reporting and anonymous rewarding using blockchain technology	19
Correction to: CARNYX: A framework for vulnerability detection via power consumption analysis in embedded systems	19
Cyber–physical risk assessment for false data injection attacks considering moving target defences	19
Correction: Maritime cybersecurity: protecting digital seas	19
Abuse-freeness in contract signing: a blockchain-based proposal	18
Generating ICS vulnerability playbooks with open standards	18
Non-Alpha-Num: a novel architecture for generating adversarial examples for bypassing NLP-based clickbait detection mechanisms	18
TENET: a new hybrid network architecture for adversarial defense	18
FKSS: A fast keyword search scheme with access control for cloud-assisted edge computing	18
A unit-based symbolic execution method for detecting memory corruption vulnerabilities in executable codes	18
PayScan: Detection and Security Analysis of Payment Libraries in Android Apps	18
Selfish mining attack in blockchain: a systematic literature review	18
Anonymous provision of privacy-sensitive services using blockchain and decentralised storage	18
A comprehensive analysis of cryptocurrency breaches at endpoint	18
Protection of centralized SDN control plane from high-rate Packet-In messages	18
A Framework for Drift Detection and Adaptation in AI-driven Anomaly and Threat Detection Systems	17
An overview of proposals towards the privacy-preserving publication of trajectory data	17
A conflict-aware active BLE state machine learning and state coverage-guided gray-box fuzz testing method	17
Revisiting QUIC attacks: a comprehensive review on QUIC security and a hands-on study	16
Pioneering automated vulnerability detection for smart contracts in blockchain using KEVM: Guardian ADRGAN	16
A computationally efficient dimensionality reduction and attack classification approach for network intrusion detection	16
Correction: Cryptocurrency recovery framework using pre-signed transaction	16
Balancing the act? Resampling versus imbalanced data for Wi-Fi IDS	16
Designated-verifier zk-SNARKs made easy	16
Factors influencing Swedish citizens’ willingness to provide their mobile phones to forensic examination	16
Progressive attack graph: a technique for scalable and adaptive attack graph generation	15
Performance analysis of capsule networks for detecting GPS spoofing attacks on unmanned aerial vehicles	15
Deep behavioral analysis of machine learning algorithms against data poisoning	15
Identifying Open-Source Threat Detection Resources on GitHub: A Scalable Machine Learning Approach	15
Intrusion detection in IoT network using temporal wavelet augmented deep dense and LSTM auto-encoders	15
Vulnerability discovery based on source code patch commit mining: a systematic literature review	15
Efficient and interpretable SRU combined with TabNet for network intrusion detection in the big data environment	15
Detecting malicious nodes using game theory and reinforcement learning in software-defined networks	15
SCAnME - scanner comparative analysis and metrics for evaluation	15
Enhancing DevSecOps practice with Large Language Models and Security Chaos Engineering	15
Retraction Note: Deep learning based network intrusion detection system: a systematic literature review and future scopes	14
A deep learning approach based on multi-view consensus for SQL injection detection	14
Email bombing attack detection and mitigation using machine learning	14
Securing the IoT ecosystem: ASIC-based hardware realization of Ascon lightweight cipher	14
Federated learning for misbehaviour detection with variational autoencoders and Gaussian mixture models	14
A comprehensive survey of phishing: mediums, intended targets, attack and defence techniques and a novel taxonomy	13
A personalized learning theory-based cyber-security training exercise	13
DFTMicroagg: a dual-level anonymization algorithm for smart grid data	13
CARNYX: A framework for vulnerability detection via power consumption analysis in embedded systems	13
Evaluating ASCERT: generative AI for cyber-range scenario generation	13
Federated learning-based intrusion detection system for Internet of Things	13
Short- versus long-term performance of detection models for obfuscated MSOffice-embedded malware	13
Large language models for software vulnerability detection: a guide for researchers on models, methods, techniques, datasets, and metrics	13
Bridging cybersecurity with digital twin technology: a thematic analysis	13
Aldp-fl: an adaptive local differential privacy-based federated learning mechanism for IoT	13
SmartiPhish: a reinforcement learning-based intelligent anti-phishing solution to detect spoofed website attacks	13
Maritime decision-makers and cyber security: deck officers’ perception of cyber risks towards IT and OT systems	13
Transformer or Autoencoder? Who is the ultimate adversary for attack detectors?	13
An end-to-end intrusion detection system with IoT dataset using deep learning with unsupervised feature extraction	13