Social Networks' omnipresence and ease of use has revolutionized the generation and
distribution of information in today's world. However, easy access to information does not …

Social engineering is used as an umbrella term for a broad spectrum of computer
exploitations that employ a variety of attack vectors and strategies to psychologically …

Pervasive growth and usage of the Internet and mobile applications have expanded
cyberspace. The cyberspace has become more vulnerable to automated and prolonged …

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ACM | NOVEMBER 2016 | VOL. 59 | NO. 11 contributed articles DOI:10.1145/2934664 This …

The reliability of Internet of Things (IoT) connected devices is heavily dependent on the
security model employed to protect user data and prevent devices from engaging in …

Dark web is a canopy concept that denotes any kind of illicit activities carried out by
anonymous persons or organizations, thereby making it difficult to trace. The illicit content on …

Recent studies in social media spam and automation provide anecdotal argumentation of
the rise of a new generation of spambots, so-called social spambots. Here, for the first time …

Malicious URL, aka malicious website, is a common and serious threat to cybersecurity.
Malicious URLs host unsolicited content (spam, phishing, drive-by exploits, etc.) and lure …

Twitter has become a vital social media platform while an ample amount of malicious Twitter
bots exist and induce undesirable social effects. Successful Twitter bot detection proposals …

Fake followers are those Twitter accounts specifically created to inflate the number of
followers of a target account. Fake followers are dangerous for the social platform and …