The rapid proliferation of automated, multi-vector malware threats poses a significant risk to heterogeneous, resource constrained cyber-physical networks. Conventional epidemiological models often treat security defenses as static parameters, failing to capture the strategic, asymmetric maneuvers between an attacker and a defender. To address the gap, this paper proposes a Game-Theory-Integrated Modified Multi- Wireless Sensor Epidemic Malware Propagation (GTI-mSEMP) framework. This paper analyzed and compared the operational trajectories of Susceptible (S) and Recovered (R) node populations across three different operational regimes: Balanced Matchup, Exploit Surge and Hardened Defense. Numerical simulation results capture the real-time transient dynamics of the network state variables, demonstrating how the epidemic curve shifts when either the defensive or offensive scaling vectors hold an efficiency advantage. The proposed mathematical and numerical framework provides a rigorous foundation that can be deployed in highly adversarial network environments to evaluate dynamic malware propagation and predict localized node population states.
IoMT-based remote elderly care systems generate continuous streams of sensitive health data, yet existing security architectures have not simultaneously addressed three interdependent challenges: GDPR-compliant edge-layer pseudonymisation, elderly-specific zero-interaction usabil…
Federated reinforcement learning (FRL) is crucial for enabling collaborative learning across multiple agents without sharing raw data, thereby enhancing privacy and scalability in the decision-making process within dynamic vehicular environments. However, poisoning attacks pose a…
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Hardening IT on-premises environments can be a daunting task for teams without access to adequate cybersecurity expertise. In this regard, Decision Support Systems (DSS) with embedded expert knowledge can assist users by guiding them with security recommendations to meet their ob…
As quantum computing technology continues to mature, the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has outlined a migration timeline for Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC), recommending the deprecation of certain elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) by 2030. Furthermore,…
The ephemeral and random nature of IPv6 client addresses presents a practical challenge to attacks that depend on Internet-wide scanning or reconnaissance -- the adversary must first \emph{find} the client's IPv6 address. While a well-positioned passive adversary can potentially…