Preliminary Results on Masquerader Detection using Compression Based Similarity Metrics

This paper extends a series of experiments performed by Schonlau et al. [1] on the detection of computer masqueraders (i.e. illegitimate users trying to impersonate legitimate ones). A compression-based classication algorithm called Normalized Compression Distance or NCD, developed by Vitányi et al....

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Autores principales: Bertacchini, Maximiliano, Fierens, Pablo I.
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2007
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Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/135730
https://publicaciones.sadio.org.ar/index.php/EJS/article/view/95
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Sumario:This paper extends a series of experiments performed by Schonlau et al. [1] on the detection of computer masqueraders (i.e. illegitimate users trying to impersonate legitimate ones). A compression-based classication algorithm called Normalized Compression Distance or NCD, developed by Vitányi et al. [2] is applied on the same data set. It is shown that the NCD-based approach performs as well as the methods previously tried by Schonlau et al. Future work, possible enhancements and directions of further research on this topic are presented as well.