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Security Audit Trail Analysis Using Harmony Search Algorithm

Authors:
Daoudi Mourad

Keywords: metaheuristics; harmony search; evolutionary Algorithm; intrusion detection; security audit.

Abstract:
Security Audit trail Analysis can be accomplished by searching audit trail logs of user activities for known attacks. The problem is a combinatorial optimization problem NP-Hard. Metaheuristics offer an alternative to solve this type of problems. In this paper, we propose to use Harmony Search metaheuristic as intrusion detection engine. It is a population-based evolutionary algorithm well suited for constrained optimization problems. Experimental results for simulated attacks are reported. The effectiveness of the method is evaluated by its ability to make correct predictions. Our new approach has proven effective and capable of producing a reliable method for intrusion detection.

Pages: 92 to 97

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2013

Publication date: January 27, 2013

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4243

ISBN: 978-1-61208-246-2

Location: Seville, Spain

Dates: from January 27, 2013 to February 1, 2013