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Autores principales: Pekar, Adrian, Jozsa, Richard
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Publicado: 2024
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Acceso en línea:https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.02856
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author Pekar, Adrian
Jozsa, Richard
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Jozsa, Richard
contents This study investigates the efficacy of machine learning models in network security threat detection through the critical lens of partial versus complete flow information, addressing a common gap between research settings and real-time operational needs. We systematically evaluate how a standard benchmark model, Random Forest, performs under varying training and testing conditions (complete/complete, partial/partial, complete/partial), quantifying the performance impact when dealing with the incomplete data typical in real-time environments. Our findings demonstrate a significant performance difference, with precision and recall dropping by up to 30% under certain conditions when models trained on complete flows are tested against partial flows. The study also reveals that, for the evaluated dataset and model, a minimum threshold around 7 packets in the test set appears necessary for maintaining reliable detection rates, providing valuable, quantified insights for developing more realistic real-time detection strategies.
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spellingShingle Early-Stage Anomaly Detection: A Study of Model Performance on Complete vs. Partial Flows
Pekar, Adrian
Jozsa, Richard
Machine Learning
Cryptography and Security
This study investigates the efficacy of machine learning models in network security threat detection through the critical lens of partial versus complete flow information, addressing a common gap between research settings and real-time operational needs. We systematically evaluate how a standard benchmark model, Random Forest, performs under varying training and testing conditions (complete/complete, partial/partial, complete/partial), quantifying the performance impact when dealing with the incomplete data typical in real-time environments. Our findings demonstrate a significant performance difference, with precision and recall dropping by up to 30% under certain conditions when models trained on complete flows are tested against partial flows. The study also reveals that, for the evaluated dataset and model, a minimum threshold around 7 packets in the test set appears necessary for maintaining reliable detection rates, providing valuable, quantified insights for developing more realistic real-time detection strategies.
title Early-Stage Anomaly Detection: A Study of Model Performance on Complete vs. Partial Flows
topic Machine Learning
Cryptography and Security
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.02856