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Data Fusion Process Refinement in intrusion Detection Alert Correlation Systems
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Sheets, David
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1230081187
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Year and Degree
2008, Master of Science, University of Akron, Computer Science.
Abstract
Computer systems are getting larger in size, contain a greater variety and volume of data, and communicate personal and confidential information, making security critical as well as making them appealing targets for malicious activities. The need to keep these systems secure has been approached from several different aspects, one of which is the employment of intrusion detection systems. An evolution of the intrusion detection system occurs in alert correlation systems, which take raw alerts from numerous sensors within a network and generate broader situational awareness by combining the individual findings of each sensor into a bigger picture state of the system. This study looks at improving the ability of an existing alert correlation system to pull all the relevant pieces of an intrusion into that picture in order to further reduce the output, enabling quicker analysis by a system administrator. Through experimentation and analysis, the benefits of utilizing the look-ahead system have demonstrated an ability to decrease the total number of alerts in the system, thereby reducing the work-load of system administrators by increasing the ability of the system to reduce the overall number of alerts the administrator must analyze.
Committee
Dang Xuan-Hien Thi (Advisor)
Pages
67 p.
Subject Headings
Computer Science
Keywords
Intrusion Detection
;
Alert Correlation
;
Data Fusion
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Sheets, D. (2008).
Data Fusion Process Refinement in intrusion Detection Alert Correlation Systems
[Master's thesis, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1230081187
APA Style (7th edition)
Sheets, David.
Data Fusion Process Refinement in intrusion Detection Alert Correlation Systems.
2008. University of Akron, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1230081187.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Sheets, David. "Data Fusion Process Refinement in intrusion Detection Alert Correlation Systems." Master's thesis, University of Akron, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1230081187
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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