Integrating Fuzzy Logic and Data Mining: Impact on Cyber Security

Data mining is the search for significant patterns and trends in large databases. Fuzzy logic, on the other hand, provides techniques for handling cognitive issues in the real world. The paper discusses the application of fuzzy logic techniques and data mining practices in cyber security. With the introduction of e-commerce and e- governance applications as well as activity boom in cyber cafes, the pressure is on cyber security monitoring. Although the stream is primarily associated with computer/IT professionals, it is being widely explored by the business and corporate legal community. Existing data mining solutions are not directly adaptable to support e-discovery legal compliance process. We discuss and illustrate the scope of fuzzy logic to circumvent some problems in the cyber crime domain.