Odeleye, Blessing, Loukas, George ORCID: 0000-0003-3559-5182, Heartfield, Ryan, Sakellari, Georgia ORCID: 0000-0001-7238-8700, Panaousis, Emmanouil ORCID: 0000-0001-7306-4062 and Spyridonis, Fotios (2022) Virtually secure: a taxonomic assessment of cybersecurity challenges in virtual reality environments. Computers and Security, 124:102951. ISSN 0167-4048 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2022.102951)

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Abstract

Although Virtual Reality (VR) is certainly not a new technology, its recent adoption across several sectors beyond entertainment has led the information security research community to take note of the new cyber threats that come with it. The variety of system components presents an extensive attack surface that can be exploited. At the same time, VR’s emphasis on immersion, interaction and presence means that the user can be targeted directly, yet the use of head-mounted displays may prevent them from observing a cyber attack’s impact in their immediate physical environment. This paper presents the first taxonomic representation of VR security challenges. By systemically classifying existing VR cyber threats against existing defences in a single comparative matrix, we aim to help researchers from different backgrounds to identify key focus areas where further research would be most beneficial.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Virtual Reality; cyber-physical attacks; cyber security; privacy taxonomy
Subjects:	Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science Faculty of Engineering & Science > Internet of Things and Security Research Centre (ISEC) Faculty of Engineering & Science > School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences (CMS)
Last Modified:	13 Oct 2023 01:38
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/37769

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