• A Socio-Technical Framework to Improve cyber security training: A Work in Progress 

      Østby, Grethe; Berg, Lars; Kianpour, Mazaher; Katt, Basel; Kowalski, Stewart James (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      In this paper we discuss a work in progress to create a socio-technical system design framework for cyber security training exercises (STSD-CSTE) to support the development of cyber security training in the Norwegian Cyber ...
    • A Socio-technical Systems Approach to Design and Support Systems Thinking in Cybersecurity and Risk Management Education 

      Zoto, Erjon; Kianpour, Mazaher; Kowalski, Stewart James; Lopez Rojas, Edgar Alonso (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Cybersecurity decisions are made across a range of social, technical, economic, regulatory and political domains. There is a gap between what companies and institutions plan to do while developing their internal IS-related ...
    • Advancing the concept of cybersecurity as a public good 

      Kianpour, Mazaher; Kowalski, Stewart James; Øverby, Harald (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      This paper presents an agent-based model of cybersecurity as a participatory public good. Ineffective cybersecurity measures pose serious threats and risks to the development and stability of information societies in the ...
    • An Empirical Study of Security Culture in Open Source Software Communities 

      Wen, Shao-Fang; Kianpour, Mazaher; Kowalski, Stewart James (Chapter, 2019)
      Open source software (OSS) is a core part of virtually all software applications today. Due to the rapidly growing impact of OSS on society and the economy, the security aspect has attracted researchers' attention to ...
    • Cyber Weapons Storage Mechanisms 

      Yamin, Muhammad Mudassar; Katt, Basel; Kianpour, Mazaher (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      In this paper, the current status of the art of cyber weapon storage methods and related processes are reviewed with particular reference to the safe guards present in storage of cyber weapons and contingency planning in ...
    • Cybersecurity Economics: A Multiparadigmatic Inquiry into Theory and Practice 

      Kianpour, Mazaher (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2022:357, Doctoral thesis, 2022)
      Digital ecosystems are continually confronted with increasing number, sophistication, and complexity of cybersecurity threats and incidents. Cybersecurity researchers have been acutely aware of this challenge for many ...
    • Designing Serious Games for Cyber Ranges: A Socio-technical Approach 

      Kianpour, Mazaher; Kowalski, Stewart James; Zoto, Erjon; Frantz, Christopher; Øverby, Harald (Chapter, 2019)
      Appropriate training is an effective solution to tackle the evolving threat landscape and conflicts in the cyber domain and to fulfill security requirements. Serious games demonstrate pedagogic effectiveness in this field, ...
    • A functional BCI model by the P2731 working group: psychology 

      Kianpour, Mazaher; Zapała, Dariusz; Hossaini, Ali; Sahonero-Alvarez, Guillermo; Ayesh, Aladdin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The development of Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI) gathers experts and specialists in various fields, such as engineering, computer science, medicine, or cognitive neuroscience. Each of these disciplines has specific ...
    • Heterogeneous Preferences and Patterns of Contribution in Cybersecurity as a Public Good 

      Kianpour, Mazaher (Chapter, 2021)
      This paper presents an agent-based model of contribution to cybersecurity as a participatory public good. Ineffective cybersecurity measures pose serious threats and risks to the development and stability of information ...
    • Investigating Business Alignment Issues Rooted in the Norwegian Specialist Health Services' Cybersecurity Culture, Through a Systems Thinking Approach 

      Vagle, Jakob (Master thesis, 2020)
      Det norske helsevesenet er satt sammen av flere interagerende interessenter på forskjellige organisatoriske nivåer (nasjonalt, nasjonale profesjonelle, regionale og operasjonelle). Dette komplekse systemet blir kontinuerlig ...
    • Knowledge and Skills Needed to Craft Successful Cybersecurity Strategies 

      Kianpour, Mazaher (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Daily advancing technologies and next-generation networks are creating entirely different digital environments for people, organizations, and governments within the next several years. Because cybersecurity provision in ...
    • More than malware: unmasking the hidden risk of cybersecurity regulations 

      Kianpour, Mazaher; Raza, Shahid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Cybersecurity investments are made within a complex and ever-evolving environment, where regulatory changes represent a significant risk factor. While cybersecurity regulations aim to minimize cyber risks and enhance ...
    • Multi-paradigmatic approaches in cybersecurity economics 

      Kianpour, Mazaher; Kowalski, Stewart James; Øverby, Harald (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      In cybersecurity economics, the selection of a particular methodology is a matter of interest and importance for the researchers. Methodologically sophisticated research forms an essential basis for understanding the ...
    • The Root Causes of Compromised Accounts at the University 

      Nyblom, Philip Johannes Brugmans; Wangen, Gaute; Kianpour, Mazaher; Østby, Grethe (Chapter, 2020)
      Compromised usernames and passwords are a continuous problem that several organizations struggle with even though this is a known problem with known solutions. Passwords remain a problem for the modern University as it ...
    • Security Knowledge Management in Open Source Software Communities 

      Wen, Shao-Fang; Kianpour, Mazaher; Katt, Basel (Chapter, 2019)
      Open source software (OSS) communities are groups of individuals, technical or non-technical, interacting with collaborating peers in online communities of practices to develop OSS, solve particular software problems and ...
    • Social Preferences in Decision Making Under Cybersecurity Risks and Uncertainties 

      Kianpour, Mazaher; Øverby, Harald; Kowalski, Stewart James; Frantz, Christopher (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      The most costly cybersecurity incidents for organizations result from the failures of their third parties. This means that organizations should not only invest in their own protection and cybersecurity measures, but also ...
    • Systematically Understanding Cybersecurity Economics: A Survey 

      Kianpour, Mazaher; Kowalski, Stewart James; Øverby, Harald (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Insights in the field of cybersecurity economics empower decision makers to make informed decisions that improve their evaluation and management of situations that may lead to catastrophic consequences and threaten the ...
    • Timing Attacks on Machine Learning: State of the Art 

      Kianpour, Mazaher; Wen, Shao-Fang (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Machine learning plays a significant role in today’s business sectors and governments, in which it is becoming more utilized as tools to help in decision making and automation process. However, these tools are not inherently ...
    • Use of Serious Games to Incorporate Security Awareness Programs with Skills Training 

      White, William (Master thesis, 2020)
      The purpose of this study is to determine the possibility of addressing the shortcoming of Security Awareness training in providing Skills training. The study will also determine if it is possible to create a Serious Game ...
    • Using a socio-technical systems approach to design and support systems thinking in cyber security education 

      Zoto, Erjon; Kowalski, Stewart James; Lopez Rojas, Edgar Alonso; Kianpour, Mazaher (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Information security (IS) has been categorized as protecting the confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication and accountability of information. There is a gap between what companies and institutions plan to ...