Two part-time, 6-month cybersecurity scholarships are now open for applications. The scholarships will provide training over six months under the guidance of researchers from the Department of Telematic Engineering and professionals from BeOneSec.
Expected Objectives for Scholarship 5279/2090
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- Development of an ASM (Attack Surface Management) system using various open-source software tools for OSINT, discovery, passive/active vulnerability analysis, etc.
- The ASM system should support analysis of both IT and OT services to assess vulnerabilities or configuration flaws in various communication protocols and devices such as LoRaWAN, Modbus, SCADA, etc., as well as their interaction with IT networks.
Expected Objectives for Scholarship 5279/2090 II
This scholarship is related to the Tor network and includes two potential lines of work:
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- Detection of Hidden Traffic in the Tor Network: Analysis of traffic from Tor bridge nodes equipped with stealth techniques, aiming to detect anomalies by comparing with baseline traffic patterns.
- LLM-Based Analysis of Dark Web Forums for Keyword Detection: Exploration of forum content on the dark web using Large Language Models (LLMs) to identify relevant search terms. A current challenge is the unstructured nature of the data, lacking standard formats or style guides, requiring model training to extract and analyze information effectively. A dataset will be created containing search terms and typical patterns of occurrence within the Tor network. The most efficient LLM engine for this context will be selected.
