Characterizing Honeypot-Captured Cyber Attacks: Statistical Framework and Case Study

no code implementations • 24 Mar 2016 • Zhenxin Zhan, Maochao Xu, Shouhuai Xu

In this paper, we propose the {\em first} statistical framework for rigorously analyzing honeypot-captured cyber attack data.

Cryptography and Security Applications

An Evasion and Counter-Evasion Study in Malicious Websites Detection

no code implementations • 8 Aug 2014 • Li Xu, Zhenxin Zhan, Shouhuai Xu, Keyin Ye

Within this framework, we show that an adaptive attacker can make malicious websites evade powerful detection models, but proactive training can be an effective counter-evasion defense mechanism.