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๐ Explore 756+ Papers Across 11 Research Categories
๐ RQ1: Domain LLMs | ๐ฏ RQ2: Applications | ๐ค RQ3: Future Directions
Updates
๐[2026-06-15] We have updated the related papers up to 2026/06/15, with 108 new papers added.
๐[2026-02-09] We have updated the related papers up to 2026/01/31, with 80 new papers added (2025.08.31-2026.01.31).
๐[2025-11-17] We have updated the related papers up to 2025/08/31, with 176 new papers added (2025.03.01-2025.08.31).
๐[2025-03-03] We have updated the related papers up to 2025/02/28, with 33 new papers added (2025.01.01-2025.02.28).
๐[2025-01-21] We have updated the related papers up to 2024/12/31, with 74 new papers added (2024.09.01-2024.12.31).
๐[2025-01-08] We have included the publication venues for each paper.
๐[2024-09-21] We have updated the related papers up to 2024/08/31, with 75 new papers added (2024.06.01-2024.08.31).
Brief Introduction
๐ Paper Distribution by Research Question
| RQ | Category | Papers | Percentage | Trend |
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| RQ1 | ๐ Evaluation Benchmarks | 67 | 8.9% | ๐ Stable |
| ๐ง Fine-tuned LLMs | 36 | 4.8% | ๐ Stable | |
| RQ2 | ๐ก๏ธ LLM Assisted Defense | 130 | 17.2% | ๐ Growing |
| ๐ Vulnerability Detection | 106 | 14.0% | ๐ Growing | |
| โ๏ธ LLM Assisted Attack | 110 | 14.6% | ๐ฅ Hot | |
| ๐จ Program/Vulnerability Repair | 72 | 9.5% | ๐ Stable | |
| ๐ฆ Others | 61 | 8.1% | ๐ Stable | |
| ๐ฏ Threat Intelligence | 53 | 7.0% | ๐ Stable | |
| ๐ FUZZ | 26 | 3.4% | ๐ Stable | |
| โ ๏ธ Insecure Code Generation | 32 | 4.2% | ๐ซ Unmaintained | |
| RQ3 | ๐ค Agent4Cybersecurity | 63 | 8.3% | ๐ Emerging |
๐ Literatures
๐ View Full Literature Review โ
The complete literature review with 756+ papers has been moved to a separate file for better readability.
Quick Links by Research Question:
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- Cybersecurity Evaluation Benchmarks (67 papers)
- Fine-tuned Domain LLMs (36 papers)
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RQ2: LLM Applications in Cybersecurity
- Threat Intelligence (53 papers)
- FUZZ (26 papers)
- Vulnerability Detection (106 papers)
- Program/Vulnerability Repair (72 papers)
- Insecure Code Generation (32 papers)
- LLM Assisted Defense (130 papers)
- LLM Assisted Attack (110 papers)
- Others (61 papers)
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RQ3: Future Research Directions
- Agent4Cybersecurity (63 papers)
BibTeX
@article{zhang2025llms,
title={When llms meet cybersecurity: A systematic literature review},
author={Zhang, Jie and Bu, Haoyu and Wen, Hui and Liu, Yongji and Fei, Haiqiang and Xi, Rongrong and Li, Lun and Yang, Yun and Zhu, Hongsong and Meng, Dan},
journal={Cybersecurity},
volume={8},
number={1},
pages={1--41},
year={2025},
publisher={SpringerOpen}
}