Applying Machine Learning to Advance Cyber Security: Network Based Intrusion Detection Systems

<p>Many new devices, such as phones and tablets as well as traditional computer systems, rely on wireless connections to the Internet and are susceptible to attacks. Two important types of attacks are the use of malware and exploiting Internet protocol vulnerabilities in devices and network systems. These attacks form a threat on many levels and therefore any approach to dealing with these nefarious attacks will take several methods to counter. In this research, we utilize machine learning to detect and classify malware, visualize, detect and classify worms, as well as detect deauthentication attacks, a form of Denial of Service (DoS). This work also includes two prevention mechanisms for DoS attacks, namely a one- time password (OTP) and through the use of machine learning. Furthermore, we focus on an exploit of the widely used IEEE 802.11 protocol for wireless local area networks (WLANs). The work proposed here presents a threefold approach for intrusion detection to remedy the effects of malware and an Internet protocol exploit employing machine learning as a primary tool. We conclude with a comparison of dimensionality reduction methods to a deep learning classifier to demonstrate the effectiveness of these methods without compromising the accuracy of classification.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Computer Science

Year dc:date.available

2018

Author dc:creator

• AL-Maksousy, Hassan Hadi Latheeth

Contributors dc:contributor

• Michele C. Weigle
• Cong Wang
• Ravi Mukkamala
• Dimitrie Popescu

• Wireless connections
• Wireless networks
• Machine learning
• Malware
• Denial of Service (DoS)
• Digital Communications and Networking
• Information Security
• Theory and Algorithms

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Identifier

9780438900363

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.odu.edu:computerscience_etds-1042