Date of Award
Spring 4-27-2026
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Computer Science
First Advisor
Iqbal Ahamed
Second Advisor
Keyang Yu
Third Advisor
Munirul Haque
Fourth Advisor
Niharika Jain
Abstract
Phishing belongs to the most prevalent attack vectors in the cybersecurity industry. Academia, industry, and government resources offer a wealth of information on the subject. However, insights on phishing techniques and remediations are scattered across those sources. Most governmental and academic literature focuses on user awareness, policy guidelines, or phishing training. This leaves the security practitioners underserved. Furthermore, actionable information for security operations is often unstructured or vendor-specific. The goal of the thesis is to provide a preliminary framework to guide security professionals through indicators of compromise and remediation, using a vendor-neutral approach.