Research Portfolio

 

Digital Forensics of Robotic Systems

Robotic technologies touch an ever-growing portion of our physical world. As advancements in robotic process automation bring new levels of precision and automation, it has also increased the digital attack surface. Research in this area focuses on developing early detection systems and building new digital forensics capabilities for these emerging platforms.

Cyber Protection of Intelligence Systems

Intelligent systems are transforming industries ranging from transportation, healthcare, and financial industries to critical infrastructure and national defense. With great gain also comes a widening attack surface. Research in this area includes understanding new cyberattack vectors, adapting enterprise defense strategies, and the creation of new detection and response capabilities.

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AI Development, Cyberattacks Joel Yonts AI Development, Cyberattacks Joel Yonts

Data Pipeline Attacks

As cyber threat actors increasingly target AI systems, the data pipelines used to train these systems will similarly come under attack as a potentially easier or more covert route to poisoning and altering the operation of these systems. This excerpt highlights technical methods for implementing stealthful training data manipulation through targeted adjustments in pipeline automation.

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Cybersecurity, Chatbots Joel Yonts Cybersecurity, Chatbots Joel Yonts

Chatbot Weaponization

Rapid industry adoption of chatbot technology is driving efficiency and improving customer service but also expanding cyber risk. Implementation of conversational AI solutions have outpaced many cybersecurity controls and may leave organizations vulnerable to cyber-attack. This series will improve awareness of potential chatbot exploitation methods, map the expanded attack surface, and provide guidelines for improving the technical and procedural controls required to address these threats.

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