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Researchers Create Highly Predictive Blacklists

Posted July 24, 2008 8:30 AM

From Slashdot:

Using a link analysis algorithm similar to Google PageRank, researchers at the SANS Institute and SRI International have created a new Internet network defense service that rethinks the way network blacklists are formulated and distributed. The service, called Highly Predictive Blacklisting, exploits the relationships between networks that have been attacked by similar Internet sources as a means for predicting which attack sources are likely to attack which networks in the future. A free experimental version is currently available.

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Re: Researchers Create Highly Predictive Blacklists

08/03/2008 5:36 AM

An interesting concept, and the experimental version is available free for use.

The system looks quite OK, at this stage, but does depend on users accurately reporting the contents of their Firewall logs.

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