ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Our Editorial Team would like to inform all esteemed Authors that for researchers’ convenience ACIG Journal will be now accepting manuscripts with reference list formatted according to the unmodified IEEE Editorial Style Manual. 000
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Karimulla Syed’s new paper presents an identity and access management framework integrating various machine learning techniques. Empirically tested, this approach is shown to significantly outperform rule-based baseline system. Read it online: tinyurl.com/btsnb8hm 000
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 18/09/2026In his new paper “From ATT&CK Technique to Remediation Priority: Bayesian Estimation of Weakness-Class Likelihood for Operational Cyber Defence” Emad Sherif presents an inferential model for prioritisation of vulnerability amendment based on observed attacker’s behaviour. tinyurl.com/yt3bjfe9 000
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The new paper “Designing Secure Composite AI Systems: Cross-Domain Holistic Threat Model and Mitigation Framework” by Aditya K. Sood and Sherali Zeadally offers a novel taxonomy for analysis of AI-based infrastructure consisting of multiple layers of peripheral components. tinyurl.com/2r8submw 000
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 04/09/2026The new paper “Navigating the NIST PQC Standards: Trade-offs and Case Studies” by A. W. Dybel and J. Kołodziej presents key differences between various post-quantum cryptography algorithms standardised by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Read it online: tinyurl.com/34b6jnkn 000
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 28/08/2026The Editorial Team is on holiday! This #CyberFriday, we’re taking a break from cybersecurity studies. ❌ No disinformation. ❌ No algorithms. ❌ No cyberattacks. ✔️ Just Aghata Christi and some good old-fashioned offline crime 📕 Enjoy the end of summer. We’ll be back next week with new articles! 000
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Can you tell a real image from an AI-generated one? This #CyberFriday, our Editor-in-Chief @agasztold.bsky.social recommends "A Comparative Benchmarking Study of Classical Machine Learning and Deep Learning Methods for Image-Based Deepfake Detection". www.acigjournal.com/A-Comparativ... 041
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 14/08/2026New ACIG Special Issue is out! We presents “Cybersecurity in Digital Systems: Emerging Trends, Models and Technologies.” Thanks to Guest Editors J. Kołodziej & M. Repetto. Editorial Team: A. Gasztold, K. Silicki, D. Domalewska, A. Felkner, R. Arcos, A. Wrońska. www.acigjournal.com/Current-issue 000
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 07/08/2026The new paper „Performance and Simulation-Based Comparison of IoT Access Control Systems Using ESP32, Arduino Uno, and Raspberry Pi Pico W” by Svitlana Sotnik provides an experimental comparison of authentication systems implemented using different microcontroller platforms. tinyurl.com/devdys6r 000
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 31/07/2026The new paper “A Cybersecurity Digital Twin Architecture for Modelling Threats in Interconnected Systems” by M. Repetto and D. Canavese present a scheme for using digital copies of hardware to identify threats in systems with elaborate service chains, like smart cities. tinyurl.com/2fuahhb5 000
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 24/07/2026The new paper by F. Pizzato, D. Bringhenti, and F. Valenza presents a conceptual analysis and an experimental evaluation of five different #accessControl tools used with #Kubernetes. Read “A Comparative Study of Authorisation Mechanisms in Kubernetes-Based Service Platforms” at tinyurl.com/ye63x9p2 000
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Kuang-Ho Yeh’s new paper, “Hypersecuritisation and Norm-Grafting in Middle-Power Cybersecurity: The Strategic Evolution of South Korea” offers an insight into the restructuring undergone by Seoul’s national cybersecurity strategy since the last decade. Read online: tinyurl.com/3vssmbw9 000
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 05/06/2026The article “Evaluating and Defending against Adversarial Threats in Multimodal AI” by Mateusz Kowalczyk, Joanna Kołodziej, and Mateusz Krzysztoń provides a taxonomy of defence strategies against attacks on machine learning systems that process multiple kinds of input data. tinyurl.com/5xj6cywj 000
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 29/05/2026In the newly published paper Peter Sackitey, Collinson Colin Mawunyo Agbesi, and Timothy Graham present promising results of a hybrid approach to #malware detection that combines ML methods of analysing Android APK files represented both as images and in a tabular form. tinyurl.com/ymudh5mxPeter 000
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 22/05/2026In their new paper Aaron Brantly (@afterwestphalia.bsky.social) and Ryan Mason present an analysis of an open-source database of #ransomware incidents and point to an overrepresentation of attacks originating from #Russia and targeting victims abroad. Available online now: tinyurl.com/48dretm7 031
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 30/04/2026We are pleased to share that ACIG has been ranked Q3 in the latest SCImago Journal Rank evaluation. The ranking confirms the journal’s growing international visibility and academic quality. We would like to sincerely thank our authors, reviewers, editorial board members, and readers. acigjournal.com 000
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 24/04/2026In his paper “Targeting the Weak: Exploring Transnational Digital Repression” Aaron Brantly examines the available data on cyberattacks against civil-society activists and minorities living in a diaspora carried out by regimes of their home states. Read it online: tinyurl.com/2ftu4s7p 000
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Bin Mai, Marc Walker, and David Sweeney notice the need for a fine-grained way of tracking #AI impact on #work. Read their new paper “Of (AI) Machine and Human (Labour): An Integrated Nexus of Work Operating System Architecture for Orchestrating Human–AI Collaborations”. tinyurl.com/3t7d4a2v 000
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 20/03/2026This week’s #cyberFriday we would like to remind you of an article from our archive, “Post-Truth and Information Warfare in their Technological Context” by Ignas Kalpokas, discussing modern communication technologies as a factor enabling the proliferation of disinformation. tinyurl.com/5n7fbtsh 000
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 13/03/2026How does demand for #cybersecurity services translate to market reality? Read “Investment in Cybersecurity Companies in Times of Political and Economic Instability” by Grzegorz Przekota, an analysis of how a war and a pandemic influenced the valuation of cybersecurity companies. tinyurl.com/485dmm9d 000
Reposted by ACIGACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Every component of automated troll farms powered with #AI can now be run on consumer-grade hardware. Yet the very consistency of #LLM #propaganda bots might yield itself to statistical detection. Read the new article by @lukaszolejnik.bsky.social and learn more about the issue: tinyurl.com/jwa68r9w 011
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Every component of automated troll farms powered with #AI can now be run on consumer-grade hardware. Yet the very consistency of #LLM #propaganda bots might yield itself to statistical detection. Read the new article by @lukaszolejnik.bsky.social and learn more about the issue: tinyurl.com/jwa68r9w 011
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Last year Polish energy infrastructure suffered a coordinated cyberattack. According to CERT Polska (tinyurl.com/2ztp3vnj), its only goal was destruction. We find this a good moment to remind you of an article on cyberwarfare against critical infrastructure from our 2023 issue: tinyurl.com/5x8dacxp 000
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 04/02/2026In their new research article “A Grounded Theory of SME Resilience in Network Information Security” Kennedy Njenga and Yitong He present strategies to improve #cybersecurity in resource-limited small and medium-sized enterprises. Now available at our website: tinyurl.com/6cj4suzy 010
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Dear readers, We are happy to announce that following the publication of the letter from our Editor-in-Chief, volume 4 of ACIG is now complete. Read the introduction to our latest issue by @agasztold.bsky.social, revisit its contents and stay tuned for this year’s papers! tinyurl.com/36aynbd7 011
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 23/01/2026As of the beginning of 2026, so far ACIG has cooperated with: 👉 136 authors 👉 183 reviewers 👉 from 45 countries on 5 continents. We are grateful for all of their work and determined to keep enabling scientific discussion in the face of rapid changes in the world of #cybersecurity. 000
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 19/01/2026📢 Call for Papers Applied Cybersecurity & Internet Governance – an #openAccess, peer-reviewed scholarly journal dedicated to multidisciplinary research on #cybersecurity – is now accepting submissions for the 2026 issue. Author guidelines are available on the ACIG website: tinyurl.com/277nh5yg 011
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Revisit the article “The Role of Cybersecurity in Addressing Express Kidnappings: Challenges and Innovative Solutions” by Khutso Lebea, Sherali Zeadally, and Aditya Sood, the first of the papers that will make up the fifth volume of ACIG in 2026. tinyurl.com/ff5rcwwn #cybersecurity 000
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 09/01/2026Researchers Akanksha Pamena and Manohar Naik Sugali propose an approach to intrusion detection combining deep learning for dimensionality reduction with attention modules: SAE-AM. Read their paper and learn how this method allows for 99% accuracy on benchmark datasets: tinyurl.com/nhzz9bhs 000
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Ornella Tanga Tambwe et al. offer a case study in the present state of data protection in the construction field based on survey data from the professional community. Read the article “The Impact of Data Governance on Data Management in the South African Construction Industry” tinyurl.com/yv2tm584 000
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 19/12/2025Esteemed readers of ACIG, as the winter holiday season unfolds, the whole Editorial Team would like to wish you a time of peaceful rest and regeneration, as well as all the best for the coming year. Stay cyber-safe and see you soon in 2026! 010
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Muhammad Sajid Khan approaches the problem of AI-driven disinformation from the social cybersecurity standpoint and proposes a framework for countering this kind of threats: STRIDE – Social Threat Resilience through Integrated Detection and Engagement. Read his new article at tinyurl.com/ywth49nv 010
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 12/12/2025In his new paper Marco Marsili provides an analysis of techniques and vectors of cognitive influence directed against EU’s energy transition, case studies of disinformation campaigns carried out both by state actors and corporate entities, and policy recommendations. Read it at tinyurl.com/mup6ar7s 010
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 05/12/2025In their new paper “Supply Chain Security and AI Risk Governance Model for Critical Infrastructure under NIS2, CER, and CRA” Natalija Parlov, Gordan Akrap, and Josip Esterhajer present measures for assessment and systemic improvement of infrastructural resilience. Now available: tinyurl.com/2scra346 000
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 01/12/2025In the new paper “Challenges in DevSecOps Decision-Making amid a Dearth of Valid Frameworks” F. M. Ferazza and K. Mersinas argue there are still no robust strategies for incorporating insights from psychology and social sciences into the process of software creation. Learn more: tinyurl.com/4aa5rhs2 000
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 28/11/2025Come back to the paper “Structured Field Coding and its Applications to National Risk and Cybersecurity Assessments” by William H. Dutton, Ruth Shillair, Louise Axon, and Carolin Weisser, offering insights into the methodology of #cybersecurity data gathering and comparison. tinyurl.com/yuuhjz5z 000
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 21/11/2025More digital technologies often mean greater attack surface. Jukka Ruohonen and Paul Timmers’ new paper “Vulnerability Coordination under the Cyber Resilience Act” examines the details of disclosure and mitigation requirements set forth by the EU’s new law. Read it online at tinyurl.com/t528x97z 010
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 14/11/2025In his new paper Emir Muhić reviews the existing approaches to so called special or hybrid warfare and develops a network model, presenting how intelligence processes can evolve towards real-time adaptability to meet the demands of today’s multi-faceted threats to public safety. tinyurl.com/4b9k243e 011
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 07/11/2025The paper “Predictive Modelling of a Honeypot System Based on a Markov Decision Process and a Partially Observable Markov Decision Process” provides a mathematical analysis of interactions with network honeypots under conditions of uncertainty tinyurl.com/5ezuzrvh #cyberFriday #cybersecurity 011
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 31/10/2025This #cyberFriday, to conclude the #EuropeanCybersecurityMonth we recommend you the latest ENISA Threat Landscape report. This year’s edition of the analysis sketches out current trends and highlights the most important threats to the European #cybersecurity. Find it at tinyurl.com/4wezyd66 011
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 24/10/2025The newly published paper “Information Sovereignty under Fire: Legal Challenges for Ukraine” addresses the sovereignty aspect of regulations pertaining to #cybersecurity in Ukraine, pointing to the necessity of a coherent National Strategy of Information Sovereignty. Read it at tinyurl.com/3ze9hb62 021
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 22/10/2025Inda Kreso’s new publication identifies the most critical cyber threats and vulnerabilities within the energy sector and provides the first comprehensive mapping between them, providing a practical foundation for aligning #cybersecurity practices with existing frameworks. tinyurl.com/mwy86bxv 011
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 20/10/2025🚨 New article available! In his new paper aiming at developing a holistic approach to the interplay of various factors contributing to the current #cybersecurity picture Jasper Uyi Egbobamwonyi-Bedaux provides an outline of the Problematisation Analytics framework. Read more: tinyurl.com/4x9dkf8h 011
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 17/10/2025🚨 New article now available online! In their new paper Ahmad Sanmorino, Rendra Gustriansyah, Shinta Puspasari, and Fauziah Afriyani demonstrate how combining multiple machine learning algorithms may result in greater precision of cyberattack detection. Read it oline: tinyurl.com/4bbjat3v 021
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 15/10/2025🚨 New article now available online! In their paper “The Role of Cybersecurity in Addressing Express Kidnappings: Challenges and Innovative Solutions” Khutso Lebea, Sherali Zeadally and Aditya Sood analyse a particular kind of kidnapping for ransom and the ways to counter it. tinyurl.com/ff5rcwwn 011
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 10/10/2025Do you follow the rules of making a strong password? Do people with similar background? Read the paper “Tell Me Where You Live and I Will Tell Your P@Ssw0rd: Understanding the Macrosocial Variables Influencing Password’s Strength” by Andreanne Bergeron tinyurl.com/29dr9se2 #ACIG #cybersecurity 011
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 03/10/2025In October the European Cybersecurity Month campaign takes place. In Poland ECSM is coordinated by our publisher, #NASK. Dear readers from Europe and from all over the world – care to share what actions are carried out in your countries to promote cybersecurity for everyone? #ACIG #CyberFriday #ECSM 011
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 26/09/2025We have the pleasure to announce that Anna Felkner PhD, the Director of the Cybersecurity Research and Development Division at #NASK, has joined the #ACIG’s team as an Editor. Our warmest welcome! #scientificPublishing #cyberFriday 011
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 24/09/2025We’re proud to share that prof. Joanna Kołodziej, our author, colleague at #NASK and guest editor-to-be, has once again been recognized among the world’s top 2% most cited scientists in the ranking by Stanford University & Elsevier! Huge congratulations! #computerScience #scientificPublishing #ACIG 021
ACIG @acigjournal.bsky.social · 19/09/2025This #cyberFriday we would like to remind you about the fantastic article “Enhancing Secure Key Management Techniques for Optimised 5G Network Slicing Security” by Kovid Tiwari, Ajay Kumar Phulre, Devraj Vishnu and Saravanan D. Read it at #ACIG: tinyurl.com/2xmaslv7 011