New method uses machine learning to assess power grid risk.
problem Maintaining high voltage power transmission networks in security.
method Combines machine learning (neural networks) with physical simulators.
result Shows neural networks can estimate grid dangerousness effectively.
New framework assesses LLM security risks in BFSI.
problem Lack of domain-specific security evaluation for LLMs in BFSI.
method Risk-aware evaluation framework combining taxonomy, automated red-teaming, and ensemble judging.
result Higher decoding stochasticity and adaptive interaction lead to more severe disclosures.
RL models improve target control in SSGs for security applications.
problem Improving RL algorithms for target control in SSGs.
method Investigates improvements to target representations in RL algorithms.
result Enhanced RL models control targets better in SSGs.
New method ranks power grid contingencies for faster security assessment.
problem Maintain high voltage power transmission networks in security.
method Neural network-based ranking of higher order contingencies.
result Residual risk of contingencies decreases dramatically compared to considering only N-1 cases.
Market-based portfolio variance measures risks using trade data.
problem Measuring portfolio risks using traditional methods ignores trade volume randomness.
method Uses time series of trades with securities and portfolio to assess variance.
result Portfolio variance can be decomposed into securities' contributions, accounting for trade volume randomness.
Research creates a taxonomy to bridge AI security and regulatory gaps.
problem Disciplinary disconnect between technical and legal teams in AI risk assessment.
method Developed an AI System Threat Vector Taxonomy with 9 domains and 53 sub-threats.
result Empirically validated and aligned with ISO/IEC 42001 controls and NIST AI RMF functions.
Study assesses how much security restaking protocols need to pay for.
problem Determining the optimal security level for restaking protocols using token incentives.
method Expanding a model by Durvasula and Roughgarden to include strategic attackers and node operators, constructing an approximation algorithm for token-based incentives.
result Restaking protocols can be secure with proper incentive management, even against strategic adversaries.
The paper evaluates methods for explaining deep learning in security.
problem Understanding the predictions of deep learning models in security applications.
method Developed criteria to compare and evaluate six explanation methods.
result Significant differences exist between the methods, leading to recommendations.
Study assesses risks of European Safe Bonds using credit risk models.
problem Risks associated with European Safe Bonds and related securities.
method Affine credit risk model with regime switching.
result ESBies are not truly risk-free, impacting market and policy implications.
Framework for responsible LLM deployment with human involvement and decentralized technologies.
problem Challenges in deploying LLMs for high-stakes decisions, including data security and accountability.
method Interactive human involvement through multiple iterations, decentralized technologies, and automated auditing.
result Enhanced security and accountability in LLM deployment for financial decisions.
New method corrects Markowitz variance for trading volume fluctuations.
problem Incorrect risk estimates from Markowitz variance in trading environments.
method Modeling portfolio variance based on trade volume fluctuations.
result Market-based variance can significantly differ from Markowitz variance.
Machine learning improves cybersecurity by learning from data.
problem Designing effective detection algorithms for cyber threats.
method Machine learning algorithms to learn from security data.
result ML algorithms can improve threat hunting and remediation.
New model improves classifier security against evasion attacks by selecting features.
problem Security of machine learning classifiers against evasion attacks.
method Adversary-aware feature selection model incorporating specific adversary assumptions.
result Classifier security worsens with feature selection, but new model improves it.
Paper offers guidelines for using ML in cyber security, focusing on botnet detection.
problem Lack of public benchmark datasets for evaluating ML-based cyber security systems.
method Provided concrete guidelines and recommendations for using supervised ML in cyber security, focusing on botnet detection.
result Ensemble models are well-suited to handle class imbalance in botnet detection.
Study assesses short-term debt's impact on non-financial firms' financial growth.
problem Declining financial performance and reluctance to lend to non-financial firms listed at Nairobi Securities Exchange.
method Explanatory research design, descriptive statistics, and panel data analysis.
result Short-term debt positively and significantly influences financial growth.
Post-Quantum Secure Federated DeFi for Inclusive Banking
problem Financial systems and DeFi ecosystems are vulnerable to quantum computing threats.
method Post-Quantum Secure Federated DeFi framework using lattice-based FHE.
result End-to-end homomorphic computation enables inter-bank collaboration.
This paper examines anomalies and frauds in blockchain networks and proposes detection techniques.
problem Anomalies and frauds undermine blockchain networks' integrity and security.
method Statistical and machine learning methods, game-theoretic solutions, digital forensics, reputation-based systems, and risk assessment techniques.
result Practical applications and insights for enhancing blockchain network security.
This work assesses the security of clustering algorithms against adversarial attacks.
problem The security of clustering algorithms in adversarial settings is questionable.
method Proposes a framework to identify and evaluate attacks on clustering algorithms.
result Attackers can significantly poison clustering processes with a small percentage of attack samples.
The large majority of risk-sharing transactions involve few agents, each of whom can heavily influence the structure and the prices of securities. This paper proposes a game where agents' strategic sets consist of all possible sharing securities and pricing kernels that are consistent with Arrow-Debreu sharing rules. F…
Study forecasts food security trends using real-time data.
problem Food insecurity prediction for sub-national regions.
method Quantitative methodology combining various machine learning models.
result Reservoir Computing model performs best in food security prediction.
The article presents a new entropy model for assessing stock market interest.
problem Assessing investor interest and market sentiment in exchange-traded securities.
method Intrinsic entropy model using actual trading data, without exogenous factors.
result Empirical evidence supports the model's ability to predict trading activity.
Safe-House secures DeFi by limiting losses and enhancing security.
problem Ongoing hacks and security concerns in DeFi.
method Safe-House uses blockchain principles to secure asset movements.
result Safe-House limits maximum one-time loss to specified limits.
This study evaluates Algorand and Ethereum 2.0 for blockchain trilemma challenges.
problem Balancing decentralization, security, and scalability in blockchain systems.
method Comparative analysis of Algorand and Ethereum 2.0 using metrics for decentralization, scalability, and security.
result Each system has strengths in addressing the blockchain trilemma, providing insights for other blockchain technologies.
Employs granular data to create a multilayer network for euro area banks, revealing distinct risk patterns.
problem Lack of comprehensive, granular data integration for systemic risk assessment in euro area banks.
method Constructs an empirically grounded multilayer network integrating various supervisory and statistical datasets, each layer representing a distinct transmission channel.
result Cross-layer heterogeneity in connectivity and centrality reveals economically relevant structure and misidentifies systemically important institutions.
Study evaluates risk in options using volatility surface projections.
problem Risk assessment of options due to their non-linear price behavior and volatility fluctuations.
method Parametric surface projection method for implied volatility.
result Enhanced risk evaluation through dynamic volatility surface analysis.
This study assesses how share capital affects financial growth of non-financial firms listed at NSE.
problem Non-financial firms listed at NSE struggle with financial growth due to declining performance and lack of investor interest.
method Descriptive and panel data analysis of 45 non-financial firms over 10 years.
result Share capital positively and significantly influences financial growth, explaining 32.73% and 11.62% of variations in earnings per share and market capitalization growth, respectively.
Study shows long-term debt impacts financial growth of non-financial firms listed at Nairobi Securities Exchange.
problem Declining financial performance and reluctance to lend to non-financial firms listed at Nairobi Securities Exchange.
method Descriptive and panel data analysis of 45 non-financial firms over 10 years.
result Long-term debt positively and significantly influences financial growth measured by earnings per share and market capitalization.
Italian banks use swaps to hedge against rising interest rates, offsetting losses on debt securities.
problem Interest rate risk on Italian banks' debt securities.
method Analysis of granular regulatory data on euro interest rate swap trades.
result Swaps can offset losses on debt securities, reducing interest rate exposure.
Study speaker verification security using hierarchical Bayesian modeling.
problem Estimating false alarm rate in ASV systems for large speaker databases.
method Hierarchical Bayesian modeling of ASV scores to assess security against closest impostors.
result Neither i-vector nor x-vector systems are secure against increased impostor database size.
Theorem ensures superior learning outcomes for authorized learners with quantum label encoding.
problem Ensuring data security for authorized learners in machine learning.
method Quantum label encoding and PAC learning framework.
result Authorized learners achieve superior learning outcomes while eavesdroppers do not.
Attack graphs are a powerful tool for security risk assessment by analysing network vulnerabilities and the paths attackers can use to compromise network resources. The uncertainty about the attacker's behaviour makes Bayesian networks suitable to model attack graphs to perform static and dynamic analysis. Previous app…
Quantum computing offers new solutions for financial optimization, pricing, risk, and security.
problem Core financial bottlenecks in combinatorial search, expectation estimation, and rare-event analysis.
method Identify bottlenecks, specify quantum primitives, compare with classical benchmarks, assess under constraints.
result Strongest near-term case for quantum finance in hybrid workflows, constrained search, and amplitude-estimation.
SOX audits predict security breaches, but disagree with management.
problem Determining the predictive power of SOX audits on security breaches.
method Analyzed publicly reported security breaches and SOX assessments to predict breach frequency.
result SOX 404 audits are more informative than 302 in predicting breach frequency.
Deep-CAPTCHA cracks visual CAPTCHAs using deep learning.
problem Cracking visual CAPTCHAs to assess vulnerabilities.
method Developed a Convolutional Neural Network (Deep-CAPTCHA) to solve numerical and alphanumeric CAPTCHAs.
result Cracking accuracy of 98.94% and 98.31% for numerical and alphanumeric datasets respectively.
Structured products led to severe losses, revealing flaws in investor protection.
problem Flaws in structured investment products causing investor losses.
method Probabilistic analysis using the Law of Total Expectation.
result Investors were likely to experience grave difficulties from the start.
Anomalies (unusual patterns) in time-series data give essential, and often actionable information in critical situations. Examples can be found in such fields as healthcare, intrusion detection, finance, security and flight safety. In this paper we propose new conformalized density- and distance-based anomaly detection…
The paper introduces a measure to assess the relative value of a delta-Symmetric Strangle under the Black-Scholes model.
problem Measuring the relative value of a delta-Symmetric Strangle under the Black-Scholes model.
method Developed a new measure of relative value in terms of delta and volatility, bounded by a simple function of delta.
result The relative value of a delta-Symmetric Strangle is bounded by a simple function of delta and is independent of other factors.
Paper proposes a new approach to GDPR compliance using data protection analytics.
problem Lack of research on data protection risk management and difficulty in GDPR compliance.
method Quantitative approach to data protection risk-based compliance.
result Improves data protection impact assessments by integrating analytics and expert opinions.
This chapter reviews ML resampling methods for cybersecurity.
problem Estimating ML performance in cybersecurity.
method Resampling techniques for error rate and AUC estimation.
result Established a theoretical framework for ML resampling methods.
Study quantized models' privacy against membership inference attacks.
problem Privacy risk in quantized machine learning models.
method Proposed a new MIS indicator for post-training quantization procedures, minimizing empirical loss.
result Demonstrated effectiveness of new MIS indicator in assessing and ranking privacy risk.
XVA is a material component of a trade valuation and hence it must impact the decision to exercise options within a given netting set. This is true for both unsecured trades and secured / cleared trades where KVA and MVA play a material role even if CVA and FVA do not. However, this effect has frequently been ignored i…
Optimizes a portfolio for an investor preferring accepted securities over a reference security.
problem Investor preference for a set of securities over a reference security with constraints.
method Mean-variance optimization with Sharpe Ratio performance measurement.
result Derives an optimal portfolio that maximizes returns while minimizing risk.
MEG models for dynamic networks estimate dependencies and shared latent space relationships.
problem Modeling dynamic networks with shared latent space relationships and dependencies.
method MEG combines mutually exciting point processes and latent space models to estimate node-specific parameters and unobserved edges.
result MEG models can estimate intensities for unobserved edges, useful for anomaly detection in real-world applications.
Study shows Bitcoin security tied to mining rewards and prices.
problem Understanding Bitcoin security's dependency on market outcomes.
method Used ARDL approach with daily blockchain and Bitcoin data from 2014-2019.
result Bitcoin security outcomes linked to Bitcoin price and mining rewards.
Synthetic data improves credit scoring models' performance without compromising borrower privacy.
problem Scarcity of real data for credit scoring models due to privacy concerns.
method Privacy-preserving training with synthetic data.
result Credit scoring models trained with synthetic data show a reduction of 3% in AUC and 6% in KS compared to real data models.
A pair of points in a riemannian manifold makes a secure configuration if the totality of geodesics connecting them can be blocked by a finite set. The manifold is secure if every configuration is secure. We investigate the security of compact, locally symmetric spaces.
This paper explores security threats in ML systems and proposes mitigation techniques.
problem Security vulnerabilities in ML-based systems during training and inference.
method Overview of security threats, demonstrations using LeNet and VGGNet, proposed attack.
result Demonstrated security threats and proposed mitigation techniques.
We say that a pair of points x and y is secure if there exist a finite set of blocking points such that any geodesic between x and y passes through one of the blocking points. The main point of this paper is to exhibit new examples of blocking phenomena both in the manifold and the billiard table setting. As an approac…