Advancements in Cybersecurity and Game-Theoretic Strategies

The field of cybersecurity is rapidly evolving, with a growing focus on developing innovative game-theoretic strategies to combat increasingly sophisticated threats. Recent research has explored the application of Bayesian optimization and Stackelberg games to improve the allocation of security resources and defenses. Notably, the development of frameworks for constructing realistic security game instances and the integration of dynamic Bayesian belief updates have shown promise in enhancing network security. Furthermore, studies have highlighted the importance of aligning cybersecurity requirements with technical frameworks, such as the Cyber Resilience Act, to ensure effective compliance and threat mitigation. Overall, the field is moving towards more adaptive and strategic approaches to cybersecurity, leveraging advances in game theory and machine learning to stay ahead of emerging threats. Noteworthy papers include: Adaptive Honeypot Allocation in Multi-Attacker Networks via Bayesian Stackelberg Games, which presents a novel framework for strategic honeypot allocation, and Consistent and Compatible Modelling of Cyber Intrusions and Incident Response, which demonstrates a new approach to integrating intrusion models with incident response playbooks.

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Multi-Fidelity Bayesian Optimization for Nash Equilibria with Black-Box Utilities

An Alignment Between the CRA's Essential Requirements and the ATT&CK's Mitigations

Memory Assignment for Finite-Memory Strategies in Adversarial Patrolling Games

Effects of the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) on Industrial Equipment Manufacturing Companies

GUARD: Constructing Realistic Two-Player Matrix and Security Games for Benchmarking Game-Theoretic Algorithms

Adaptive Honeypot Allocation in Multi-Attacker Networks via Bayesian Stackelberg Games

A Non-Zero-Sum Game Model for Optimal Cyber Defense Strategies

Consistent and Compatible Modelling of Cyber Intrusions and Incident Response Demonstrated in the Context of Malware Attacks on Critical Infrastructure

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