Organizational and technical support of cyber security using a virtual assistant

Abstract. In today's digital world, where cyberattacks are becoming increasingly complex and widespread, the importance of effective organizational and technical support for cybersecurity is growing. In this context, the use of virtual assistants is a relevant and promising approach for enhancing cybersecurity levels and effectively responding to potential cyber threats. Considering this, the purpose of this work is to provide organizational and technical support for cybersecurity using a virtual assistant, which can significantly increase security levels in organizations and reduce the risks of cyberattacks. The work has developed a solution for organizational and technical support of cybersecurity using a virtual assistant. Key capabilities include cyber threat reporting, user training, monitoring of cybersecurity systems, responding to user inquiries about cybersecurity, reporting suspicious activity, and more. Keywords: cyber security, virtual assistant, telegram bot, artificial intelligence, google apps script. This is an archival copy of the original publication in CEUR Workshop Proceedings, Vol. 3925 (Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Cyber Hygiene & Conflict Management in Global Information Networks (CH&CMiGIN 2024) Kyiv, Ukraine, January 24–27, 2024), pp. 317-324. Available online at https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3925/short08.pdf. Published under the Creative Commons License Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).