by Daniel Celeny, Loïc Maréchal, Evgueni Rousselot, Alain Mermoud, Mathias Humbert | Mar 4, 2024 | Publications, Scientific Articles
Abstract: Along with the increasing frequency and severity of cyber incidents, understanding their economic implications is paramount. In this context, listed firms’ reactions to cyber incidents are compelling to study since they (i) are a good proxy to estimate...
by Alessandro Tavazzi, Dimitri Percia David, Julian Jang-Jaccard, Alain Mermoud | Mar 3, 2024 | Publications, Scientific Articles
Abstract: Identifying technological convergence among emerging technologies in cybersecurity is crucial for advancing science and fostering innovation. Unlike previous studies focusing on the binary relationship between a paper and the concept it attributes to...
by Daniel Celeny, Loïc Maréchal | Feb 7, 2024 | Publications, Scientific Articles
Abstract: We extract firms’ cyber risk with a machine learning algorithm measuring the proximity between their disclosures and a dedicated cyber corpus. Our approach outperforms dictionary methods, uses full disclosure and not devoted-only sections, and...
by Loïc Maréchal, Alain Mermoud, Dimitri Percia David, Mathias Humbert | Feb 7, 2024 | Publications, Scientific Articles
Abstract: Early-stage firms play a significant role in driving innovation and creating new products and services, especially for cybersecurity. Therefore, evaluating their performance is crucial for investors and policymakers. This work presents a financial evaluation...
by Alain Mermoud | Jan 31, 2024 | Past Events
The Swiss Quantum Days renew the tradition of the former NCCR QSIT General Meetings taking place in Arosa. The aim is to bring together the Swiss quantum community for scientific exchange and to initiate new collaborations. More information can be found here.
by Technology Observatory | Jan 4, 2024 | Podcasts, Press, Publications
Digital technologies offer strong potential for Switzerland, but it is crucial to understand which opportunities and risks, as well as which dependencies, arise when using them. One of the goals of the DDPS’ cyber strategy is to be as technically autonomous as...
by Technology Observatory | Jan 1, 2024 | Technology Reviews
Foreword 2023 was an eventful year for Switzerland in cyberspace. The number of reported cyber incidents increased to almost 50,000 reports. Swiss organisations and authorities were the target of a coordinated DDoS attack in two weeks over the summer. Hackers were...
by André Charneca, Angelika Romanou, Ljiljana Dolamic, Alain Mermoud | Dec 22, 2023 | Podcasts
Abstract This study investigates the effectiveness of two distinct computational approaches for mapping the technological landscape by extracting company and product relations from news articles. The first approach leverages Large Language Models (LLMs), specifically...
by Anita Mezzetti, Loïc Maréchal, Dimitri Percia David, Thomas Maillart, Alain Mermoud | Dec 21, 2023 | Podcasts, Publications, Scientific Articles
Abstract: This article introduces TechRank, a recursive algorithm based on a bipartite graph with weighted nodes that the authors developed to link companies and technologies based on the reflection method. They allow the algorithm to incorporate exogenous variables...
by Technology Observatory | Nov 16, 2023 | Past Events
This event is organized by the Cyber-Defence Campus. More information and subscription via Swissintell.
