This paper focuses on the implementation of nfstream, an open source network data analysis tool and machine learning model using the TensorFlow library for HTTP attack detection. HTTP attacks are common and pose a significant security threat to networked systems. In this paper, we propose a machine learning-based approach to detect the aforementioned attacks, by exploiting the machine learning capabilities of TensorFlow. We also focused on the collection and analysis of network traffic data using nfstream, which provides a detailed analysis of network traffic flows. We pre-processed and transformed the collected data into vectors, which were used to train the machine learning model using the TensorFlow library. The proposed model using nfstream and TensorFlow is effective in detecting HTTP attacks. The machine learning model achieved high accuracy on the tested dataset, demonstrating its ability to correctly identify HTTP attacks while minimizing false positives.
1 September 2022 in Acta Electrotechnica et Informatica
The rapid deployment of technologies that can share data brings, in addition to the positive aspects, also technologies that an attacker can use to misuse personal data. Vulnerabilities in the network can be divided according to the type of attack into horizontal attacks from the perspective of the attacker and vertical attacks from the perspective of the victim. An important goal of organizations is to successfully defend against such an attack. The search for attacks on the network infrastructure can be ensured by implementing machine learning that can capture the current attack. This work describes methods of searching for attacks using graphical representation of data and also using machine learning of the high count type at different sizes of the investigated segments.