SpearSim-V2: Synthetic Task Environment for Evaluating Attacker Behaviors
Elaheh Mehrabi,
Tianhao Xu,
Prashanth Rajivan
Abstract:Despite extensive research on phishing, a severe lack of work centered on attackers has resulted in a limited understanding of the adversarial behaviors conducive to attack success and failures. This work describes a novel method for conducting controlled laboratory studies of cognitive vulnerabilities that attackers experience during the design and execution phases of spear-phishing attacks. Based on the SpearSim platform, the new simulation environment integrates cognitive agents that model and predict end-u… Show more
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