The Cyber Immune System: Harnessing Adversarial Forces for Security Resilience

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2502.17698v1
• Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2025 22:44:39 GMT
• Title: The Cyber Immune System: Harnessing Adversarial Forces for Security Resilience
• Authors: Krti Tallam,
• Abstract summary: parasites and cyber exploiters play a critical role in revealing systemic weaknesses, driving adaptation, and strengthening resilience.<n>This paper draws from environmental epidemiology and cybersecurity to reframe parasites and cyber exploiters as essential stress-testers of complex systems.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Both parasites in biological systems and adversarial forces in cybersecurity are often perceived as threats: disruptive elements that must be eliminated. However, these entities play a critical role in revealing systemic weaknesses, driving adaptation, and ultimately strengthening resilience. This paper draws from environmental epidemiology and cybersecurity to reframe parasites and cyber exploiters as essential stress-testers of complex systems, exposing hidden vulnerabilities and pushing defensive innovations forward. By examining how biological and digital systems evolve in response to persistent threats, we highlight the necessity of adversarial engagement in fortifying security frameworks. The recent breach of the DOGE website serves as a timely case study, illustrating how adversarial forces, whether biological or digital, compel systems to reassess and reinforce their defenses.

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