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Detection of ransomware attacks using federated learning based on the CNN model
Hong-Nhung Nguyen, Ha-Thanh Nguyen, Damien Lescos
https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.00418

Detection of ransomware attacks using federated learning based on the CNN model
Computing is still under a significant threat from ransomware, which necessitates prompt action to prevent it. Ransomware attacks can have a negative impact on how smart grids, particularly digital substations. In addition to examining a ransomware detection method using artificial intelligence (AI), this paper offers a ransomware attack modeling technique that targets the disrupted operation of a digital substation. The first, binary data is transformed into image data and fed into the convolu…

I beat Krugman https://research.com/scientists-rankings/economics-and-finance

A Taxation Perspective for Fair Re-ranking
Chen Xu, Xiaopeng Ye, Wenjie Wang, Liang Pang, Jun Xu, Tat-Seng Chua
https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.17826 https://…

A Taxation Perspective for Fair Re-ranking
Fair re-ranking aims to redistribute ranking slots among items more equitably to ensure responsibility and ethics. The exploration of redistribution problems has a long history in economics, offering valuable insights for conceptualizing fair re-ranking as a taxation process. Such a formulation provides us with a fresh perspective to re-examine fair re-ranking and inspire the development of new methods. From a taxation perspective, we theoretically demonstrate that most previous fair re-ranking…

Vestibular schwannoma growth_prediction from longitudinal MRI by time conditioned neural fields
Yunjie Chen, Jelmer M. Wolterink, Olaf M. Neve, Stephan R. Romeijn, Berit M. Verbist, Erik F. Hensen, Qian Tao, Marius Staring
https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.02614

Vestibular schwannoma growth_prediction from longitudinal MRI by time conditioned neural fields
Vestibular schwannomas (VS) are benign tumors that are generally managed by active surveillance with MRI examination. To further assist clinical decision-making and avoid overtreatment, an accurate prediction of tumor growth based on longitudinal imaging is highly desirable. In this paper, we introduce DeepGrowth, a deep learning method that incorporates neural fields and recurrent neural networks for prospective tumor growth prediction. In the proposed method, each tumor is represented as a si…

WhatsApp Explorer: A Data Donation Tool To Facilitate Research on WhatsApp
Kiran Garimella, Simon Chauchard
https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.01328 https://

WhatsApp Explorer: A Data Donation Tool To Facilitate Research on WhatsApp
In recent years, reports and anecdotal evidence pointing at the role of WhatsApp in a variety of events, ranging from elections to collective violence, have emerged. While academic research should examine the validity of these claims, obtaining WhatsApp data for research is notably challenging, contrasting with the relative abundance of data from platforms like Facebook and Twitter, where user "information diets" have been extensively studied. This lack of data is particularly problematic since…

I beat Krugman https://research.com/scientists-rankings/economics-and-finance

Söder: Regierung gibt in "Taurus"-Debatte katastrophales Bild ab
CSU-Chef Markus Söder hat das Vorgehen von Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz (SPD) im Ringen um Lieferungen des Marschflugkörpers "Taurus" an die Ukraine scharf kritisiert. "Die Sache gibt international ein katastrophales Bild ab, wenn die Hälfte der Bundesregierung liefern möchte und der Bundeskanzler sagt Nein", sagte Söder der "Augsburger Allgemeinen".
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Ukraine-Liveblog: ++ Ukraine meldet Abschuss von Drohnen ++
Die Ukraine hat nach eigenen Angaben russische Drohnen aus der Richtung von Donezk abgewehrt. Der französische Außenminister Séjourné relativiert die umstrittenen Äußerungen von Präsident Macrons zu Bodentruppen. Alle Entwicklungen im Liveblog.

My latest CSO column examines the lack of easy solutions to the ransomware problem despite the recent high-profile takedowns of top ransomware groups.
Many thanks to Bob Kolasky of Exiger, @…, @… and Adam Meyers of CrowdStrike for their insights.
https://www.csoonline.com/article/2067614/no-easy-solutions-to-the-ransomware-threat-despite-takedowns.html

Ransomware kostete Anhalt-Bitterfeld rund 2,5 Millionen Euro
Der Cyberangriff auf den Landkreis Anhalt-Bitterfeld vor fast drei Jahren hat die Verwaltung nach eigenen Angaben mehr Geld gekostet als zunächst angenommen.

The pandemic hardened voter distrust in government, a sentiment Trump and his allies are using to their advantage.
Fears of political violence, even civil war, are at record highs, and rankings of the nation’s happiness at record lows.
And views of the nation’s economy and confidence in the future remain bleak, even as the Biden administration has defied expectations of a recession.
The truth is Joe Biden delivers where Trump failed, from the pandemic to building an econom…

How a Pandemic Malaise Is Shaping American Politics
Four years later, the shadow of the pandemic continues to play a profound role in voters’ pessimism and distrust amid a presidential rematch.