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AI for Cybersecurity: A Study on Machine Learning and DoS Attacks AI Robustness and Bypassing Detection Methods
Halmstad University, School of Information Technology.
Halmstad University, School of Information Technology.
2023 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

Cybercrime has increased for several years; both in volume andsophistication. When the capabilities of threat actors increase, techniques andtactics within cybersecurity also need to evolve. AI and machine learninghave potential to prevent and mitigate attacks. This report explores thepossible usage of machine learning for detection of DoS attacks, and furtherinvestigates the potential consequences of adversarial machine Learning. Weuse decision tree model that we train on publicly available DoS attack data.Then we use five computers to perform DoS attacks against a web server andcreate a machine learning model that attempts to detect the attacks based onthe attack's characteristics. In addition, we analyse the consequences ofadversarial machine learning with data poisoning. Our results show thepotential of using machine learning to detect DoS attacks and the dangers ofpoisoning attacks in this context.

Abstract [sv]

Cyberbrottslighet har ökat i både mängd och komplexitet de senaste åren. Närkunskapen och förmågorna hos hotaktörer ökar behöver även teknikerna ochtaktikerna som används inom cybersäkerhet hänga med. AI ochmaskininlärning är verktyg som kan användas för att förebygga attacker. Idetta projekt undersöker vi användning av maskininlärning för att upptäckaDoS attacker. Dessutom undersöker vi de konsekvenserna av angrepp motsjälva maskininlärningsmetoden. Vi börjar med att utföra DoS attacker emotett system och sedan skapar vi en maskininlärningsmodell som försökerupptäcka attackerna utifrån attackernas egenskaper. Sedan undersöker vi vadkonsekvenserna kan bli vid attacker mot maskininlärning via poisoning. Våraresultat visar dels potentialen för maskininlärning vid DoS attacker, och delsfarorna med poisoning. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2023.
Keywords [en]
AI, Cybersecurity, Machine learning, DoS, Poisoning
Keywords [sv]
AI, Cybersäkerhet, Maskininlärning, DoS, Poisoning
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Communication Systems
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-51136OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-51136DiVA, id: diva2:1777110
Subject / course
Digital Forensics
Educational program
IT Forensics and Information Security, 180 credits
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Available from: 2023-06-30 Created: 2023-06-28 Last updated: 2025-10-01Bibliographically approved

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