Cyberdefense Powered by Generative AI: A Comprehensive State-of-the-Art Review

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Data may be preliminary. 24 October 2025 V1 Latest version Share on Cyberdefense Powered by Generative AI: A Comprehensive State-of-the-Art Review Authors : Ahmed Ali Alsamman 0000-0002-2578-3430 [email protected] and Najla Badie Ibraheem Al Dabagh Authors Info & Affiliations https://doi.org/10.22541/au.176130026.68544307/v1 197 views 132 downloads Contents Abstract Supplementary Material Information & Authors Metrics & Citations View Options References Figures Tables Media Share Abstract Cyberattack sophistication is rapidly increasing, leading to a decline in the effectiveness of traditional signature-based security solutions. Consequently, intelligent and adaptive security solutions are now being employed that are powered by generative artificial intelligence. Numerous review papers have been conducted on these solutions, but they focus on particular aspects of cybersecurity, providing not a holistic view of all areas. This paper attempts to investigate the applications of generative AI in cyberdefense by reviewing 113 academic papers clustered according to cyberdefense domains indirectly referring to such generative AI models. The review illustrated generative AI’s effectiveness in transferring security from the reactive security model to a proactive one by greatly increasing the detection of new threats and inducing synthetic data which enhances the quality of training, with numerous papers achieving performance accuracy exceeding 95%. There are uniterable issues to overcome however, including the computing costs, model instability and reliance on data. A new multi-dimensional taxonomical methodology and comparative analysis was undertaken on the various generative AI architectures with a strategic roadmap given to guide and orientate further research towards the adoption of autonomous, effective, resilient and reliable cyberdefenses. Supplementary Material File (manuscript.docx) Download 201.95 KB Information & Authors Information Version history V1 Version 1 24 October 2025 Copyright This work is licensed under a Non Exclusive No Reuse License. Keywords communication security information security privacy Authors Affiliations Ahmed Ali Alsamman 0000-0002-2578-3430 [email protected] University of Mosul College of Computer Sciences and Mathematics View all articles by this author Najla Badie Ibraheem Al Dabagh University of Mosul College of Computer Sciences and Mathematics View all articles by this author Metrics & Citations Metrics Article Usage 197 views 132 downloads .FvxKWukQNSOunydq8rnd { width: 100px; } Citations Download citation Ahmed Ali Alsamman, Najla Badie Ibraheem Al Dabagh. Cyberdefense Powered by Generative AI: A Comprehensive State-of-the-Art Review. Authorea . 24 October 2025. 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