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Joseph Bugeja
dblp:196/3100
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3ranked-venue papers
2as first author
3since 2021 · last 2023
0000-0003-0546-072XORCID · verified
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Security and privacy · 2 · 1 first-author · 2 since 2021Applied, interdisciplinary, general and emerging computing · 1 · 1 first-author · 1 since 2021
| Year | Publication | Venue | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Human Factors for Cybersecurity Awareness in a Remote Work EnvironmentabstractThe conveniences of remote work are various, but a surge in cyberthreats has heavily affected the optimal processes of organizations. As a result, employees' cybersecurity awareness was jeopardized, prompting organizations to require improvement of cybersecurity processes at all levels. This paper explores which cybersecurity aspects are more relevant and/or relatable for remote working employees. A qualitative approach via interviews is used to collect experiences and perspectives from employees in different organizations. The results show that human factors, such as trust in cybersecurity infrastructure, previous practices, training, security fatigue, and improvements with gamification, are core to supporting the success of a cybersecurity program in a remote work environment. César Vásquez Flores, José Gonzales, Miranda Kajtazi, Joseph Bugeja, Bahtijar Vogel |
ICISSP | 4 |
| 2023 | Green Intelligent Homes: A Perspective on the Future of Smart Homes and Their ImplicationsabstractThe smart home technology market is witnessing rapid growth due to the advent of more advanced, intuitive, and affordable solutions. As the adoption of these technologies becomes more prevalent, there is a need for research to explore potential avenues for pervasive smart living. This study aims to review the available literature and industry studies, along with our own experiences in the field, to identify and discuss potential future research in the smart home. We observe that the future of the smart home will likely be focused on improving the user experience, with a greater emphasis on personalization, automation, and Artificial intelligence (AI)-driven technologies, leading to what we call the "Green Intelligent Home". Through this analysis, this study aims to offer insights into how the development of smart homes could shape society in the future and the potential implications of such a development. This study concludes by suggesting a framework for knowledge development in the smart home domain. Joseph Bugeja, Andreas Jacobsson |
IoTBDS | 1 |
| 2022 | A Data-Centric Anomaly-Based Detection System for Interactive Machine Learning SetupsabstractA major concern in the use of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies in general is their reliability in the presence of security threats and cyberattacks. Particularly, there is a growing recognition that IoT environments featuring virtual sensing and interactive machine learning may be subject to additional vulnerabilities when compared to traditional networks and classical batch learning settings. Partly, this is as adversaries could more easily manipulate the user feedback channel with malicious content. To this end, we propose a data-centric anomaly-based detection system, based on machine learning, that facilitates the process of identifying anomalies, particularly those related to poisoning integrity attacks targeting the user feedback channel of interactive machine learning setups. We demonstrate the capabilities of the proposed system in a case study involving a smart campus setup consisting of different smart devices, namely, a smart camera, a climate sensmitter, smart lighting, a smart phone, and a user feedback channel over which users could furnish labels to improve detection of correct system states, namely, activity types happening inside a room. Our results indicate that anomalies targeting the user feedback channel can be accurately detected at 98% using the Random Forest classifier. Joseph Bugeja, Jan A. Persson |
WEBIST | 1 |