Title :
Validation of sensor alert correlators
Author :
Haines, Joshua ; Ryder, Dorene Kewley ; TINNEL, LAURA ; Taylor, Stephen
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
The authors describe the first experimental validation of correlation systems with the goal of assessing the overall progress in the field. Their experiment set out to measure the collective ability of correlators to recognize cyber attacks and designate their targets.
Keywords :
Internet; inference mechanisms; security of data; Cyber attacks; atomic attacker activity; collective ability; experimental validation; high-level reasoning; information theft; intrusion detection systems; network surveillance; privilege escalation step; sensor alert correlators; Computer security; Correlators; Databases; Electronic mail; Intrusion detection; Network servers; Sensor systems; Target recognition; Testing; Workstations;
Journal_Title :
Security & Privacy, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSECP.2003.1176995
