Summary of Research on Dynamic Data Flow Anomaly Detection Based on Machine Learning, by Liyang Wang et al.
Research on Dynamic Data Flow Anomaly Detection based on Machine Learning
by Liyang Wang, Yu Cheng, Hao Gong, Jiacheng Hu, Xirui Tang, Iris Li
First submitted to arxiv on: 23 Sep 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Cryptography and Security (cs.CR)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The proposed study focuses on developing an unsupervised learning approach to identify data anomalies in dynamic data flows. The current reliance on proxies, gateways, firewalls, and encrypted tunnels for defense has become inadequate due to the sophistication and diversity of cyberattacks. To improve anomaly detection, the researchers employ multi-dimensional feature extraction from real-time data and clustering algorithms to analyze patterns. This enables automatic identification of potential outliers without requiring labeled data. The method is evaluated across various scenarios, demonstrating high accuracy in detecting anomalies, particularly in unbalanced data contexts. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary The study aims to develop a new way to find unusual patterns in data flows using machine learning techniques. Currently, people use proxies, gateways, and firewalls to protect their computer systems from cyberattacks. But these methods are not very good at finding unusual data because they don’t work well with unbalanced data. This research uses clustering algorithms to identify unusual patterns in real-time data without needing labeled data. The results show that this method is very accurate and works well even when the data is imbalanced. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Anomaly detection » Clustering » Feature extraction » Machine learning » Unsupervised
