Comprehensive Survey on Adversarial Examples in Cybersecurity: Impacts, Challenges, and Mitigation Strategies

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contents Deep learning (DL) has significantly transformed cybersecurity, enabling advancements in malware detection, botnet identification, intrusion detection, user authentication, and encrypted traffic analysis. However, the rise of adversarial examples (AE) poses a critical challenge to the robustness and reliability of DL-based systems. These subtle, crafted perturbations can deceive models, leading to severe consequences like misclassification and system vulnerabilities. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the impact of AE attacks on key cybersecurity applications, highlighting both their theoretical and practical implications. We systematically examine the methods used to generate adversarial examples, their specific effects across various domains, and the inherent trade-offs attackers face between efficacy and resource efficiency. Additionally, we explore recent advancements in defense mechanisms, including gradient masking, adversarial training, and detection techniques, evaluating their potential to enhance model resilience. By summarizing cutting-edge research, this study aims to bridge the gap between adversarial research and practical security applications, offering insights to fortify the adoption of DL solutions in cybersecurity.
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spellingShingle Comprehensive Survey on Adversarial Examples in Cybersecurity: Impacts, Challenges, and Mitigation Strategies
Li, Li
Cryptography and Security
Machine Learning
Deep learning (DL) has significantly transformed cybersecurity, enabling advancements in malware detection, botnet identification, intrusion detection, user authentication, and encrypted traffic analysis. However, the rise of adversarial examples (AE) poses a critical challenge to the robustness and reliability of DL-based systems. These subtle, crafted perturbations can deceive models, leading to severe consequences like misclassification and system vulnerabilities. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the impact of AE attacks on key cybersecurity applications, highlighting both their theoretical and practical implications. We systematically examine the methods used to generate adversarial examples, their specific effects across various domains, and the inherent trade-offs attackers face between efficacy and resource efficiency. Additionally, we explore recent advancements in defense mechanisms, including gradient masking, adversarial training, and detection techniques, evaluating their potential to enhance model resilience. By summarizing cutting-edge research, this study aims to bridge the gap between adversarial research and practical security applications, offering insights to fortify the adoption of DL solutions in cybersecurity.
title Comprehensive Survey on Adversarial Examples in Cybersecurity: Impacts, Challenges, and Mitigation Strategies
topic Cryptography and Security
Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.12217