by Ciarán Bryce, Alexandros Kalousis, Ilan Leroux, Hélène Madinier, Thomas Pasche, Octave Plancherel, Patrick Ruch | Mar 13, 2024 | Publications, Technology Reviews
The Haute Ecole de Gestion (HEG) of the Applied University of Western Switzerland (HES-SO) collaborated with the Cyber-Defence Campus on a technology monitoring project on the theme of Large Language Models and their progression, notably in relation to cyber-defence....
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 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 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...