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Abstract | ||
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This paper investigates a new method for detecting masquerade attacks. A masquerade attack is a form of attack wherein the attacker uses someone else's identity or one system assumes the identity of another system. One extremely simple and dangerous form of a masquerade attack occurs when an attacker begins using an unattended and unlocked computer. In this paper, we present a new method for detecting this type of masquerade attack, based on the notion of how the current user interacts with the graphical user interface. This method does not use mouse movements or keystroke dynamics, rather profiles how the user manipulates the windows, icons, menus, and pointers that comprise a graphical user interface. In order to evaluate the performance of our method, we conducted some empirical studies in a real operational environment. We consider previously published results and present new analysis concerning the impact of several key demographical factors on the effectiveness of GUI Usage Analysis. Our results indicate that the effectiveness of GUI Usage Analysis is greater in several groups, particularly on users who spend greater amounts of time operating a computer system on an average day. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2007 | 10.1145/1409908.1409941 | Proceedings of the 4th annual conference on Information security curriculum development |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
masquerade attack,present new analysis,gui usage analysis,masquerade detection,graphical user interface,dangerous form,computer system,average day,daily computer usage,current user interacts,new method,intrusion detection,greater amount,graphic user interface,empirical study | Pointer (computer programming),World Wide Web,Usage analysis,Computer science,Computer security,Keystroke dynamics,Graphical user interface,Computer usage,Intrusion detection system,Empirical research | Conference |
Citations | PageRank | References |
1 | 0.37 | 5 |
Authors | ||
2 | ||
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
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| Eric S. Imsand | 1 | 236 | 29.92 |
| John A. Hamilton , Jr | 2 | 35 | 8.12 |