BCI Threat Modelling
BCI Threat Modelling examines systematic identification of assets, actors, attack paths and consequences in BCI systems within the broader domain of the protection of neural device
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Neurosecurity
Failures concerning systematic identification of assets, actors, attack paths and consequences in BCI systems can cause physical or psychological harm, loss of function, privacy invasion, identity compromise, exclusion, coercion or irreversible impact on human agency.
8 canonical Subtopics in this Topic.
Neural Signal Spoofing
Neural Signal Spoofing examines injection or imitation of neural signals to cause false interpretation or device action within the broader domain of the protection of neural device
Neural Device Compromise
Neural Device Compromise examines unauthorised access or control affecting neural device confidentiality, integrity or function within the broader domain of the protection of neura
Adversarial Neural Inputs
Adversarial Neural Inputs examines inputs designed to mislead neural decoding, stimulation or safety controls within the broader domain of the protection of neural devices, signals
Safety Failures in Neurodevices
Safety Failures in Neurodevices examines hazardous malfunction, degradation or interaction failure in neural devices within the broader domain of the protection of neural devices,
Neural Identity Theft
Neural Identity Theft examines theft or misuse of neural patterns, models or credentials used to recognise a person within the broader domain of the protection of neural devices, s
Incident Response for Neurotechnology
Incident Response for Neurotechnology examines detection, containment, recovery and reporting after neurotechnology compromise or harm within the broader domain of the protection o
Secure Neural Interfaces
Secure Neural Interfaces examines secure-by-design communication and control boundaries between neural systems and external devices within the broader domain of the protection of n
Stories from Neurosecurity
Scenario narratives — not empirical findings.
BCI Threat Modelling
The board paper described the result as green. Grace placed a red marker beside the missing evidence. Emerging biological and neural technologies create a material need to understand and govern systematic identification
Read the full story →Neural Signal Spoofing
The project began properly only when the community asked who had defined the problem, who would hold the data and who could stop the work. Emerging biological and neural technologies create a material need to understand
Read the full story →Neural Device Compromise
At the remote site, a plausible alert could stop production, while a missed alert could put a life at risk. Emerging biological and neural technologies create a material need to understand and govern unauthorised access
Read the full story →Adversarial Neural Inputs
By the third lesson, Samira could see which students the new support helped and which students had simply learned to hide their confusion. Emerging biological and neural technologies create a material need to understand
Read the full story →Safety Failures in Neurodevices
The exercise began with a simulated outage and became a test of whether people could still coordinate when the dashboards disappeared. Emerging biological and neural technologies create a material need to understand and
Read the full story →Neural Identity Theft
The board paper described the result as green. Owen placed a red marker beside the missing evidence. Emerging biological and neural technologies create a material need to understand and govern theft or misuse of neural p
Read the full story →Incident Response for Neurotechnology
The briefing room was full, but the first slide contained only one question: who carries the consequence if this fails? Emerging biological and neural technologies create a material need to understand and govern detectio
Read the full story →Secure Neural Interfaces
The nearest specialist was four hours away, so the community had become expert at making imperfect systems work. Emerging biological and neural technologies create a material need to understand and govern secure-by-desig
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