Both the operational and academic security communities have used dynamic analysis
sandboxes to execute malware samples for roughly a decade. Network information derived …

A cyber kill chain is a traditional model to analyze cyber security threats, whether there is a
malware inside a computer system, covert and illegitimate channels found on a network, or …

Online advertising, also known as web advertising or Internet marketing, is the means and
process of promoting products and services on the Internet, and it has been one of the …

In terms of URL-based features, some studies have classified malicious URLs into a group
with the same attributes. However, the malicious URLs are of two different types, each of …

Abstract Web Exploit Kits (EKs) are designed to exploit browsers and browsers plugins
vulnerabilities, in order to serve malware without drawing user's attention. Despite their …

Geolocation cloaking is a process in which varying and customised web content is delivered
to visiting users based on the geographical information derived from the users' system and …

Attackers use the openness of the Internet to facilitate the dissemination of malware. Their
attempts to infect target systems via the Web have increased with time and are unlikely to …

While consumers use the web to perform routine activities, they are under the constant threat
of attack from malicious websites. Even when visiting 'trusted'sites, there is always a risk that …

By exploiting people's psychological vulnerabilities, modern web-based social engineering
(SE) attacks manipulate victims to download malware and expose personal information. To …

Cybercriminals deploy botnets for conducting nefarious operations on the Internet. Botnets
are managed on a large scale and harness the power of compromised machines, which are …