# The Sounds of Cyber Threats

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1805.08272 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/1805.08272/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 21 May 2018.

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [ViToSA: Audio-Based Toxic Spans Detection on Vietnamese Speech Utterances](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2506.00636/) (2025)

## Abstract (arXiv)

The Internet enables users to access vast resources, but it can also expose users to harmful cyber-attacks. This paper investigates human factors issues concerning the use of sounds in a cyber-security domain. It describes a methodology, referred to as sonification, to effectively design and develop auditory cyber-security threat indicators to warn users about cyber-attacks. A case study is presented, along with the results, of various types of usability testing with a number of Internet users who are visually impaired. The paper concludes with a discussion of future steps to enhance this work.