arXiv Machine Learning August 3, 2026 By Konur Tholl, Fran\c{c}ois Rivest, Mariam El Mezouar, Adrian Taylor, Ranwa Al Mallah

Distilling Knowledge from Large Language Models into Lightweight Reinforcement Learning Agents for Autonomous Cyber Operations

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arXiv:2607. 28826v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Autonomous Cyber Operations (ACO) are increasingly important for defending enterprise networks as cyber threats continue to evolve in sophistication.

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