State of the Practice of Intrusion Detection Technologies

Attacks on the nation's computer infrastructures are a serious problem. Over the past 12 years, the growing number of computer security incidents on the Internet has reflected the growth of the Internet itself. Because most deployed computer systems are vulnerable to attack, intrusion detection (ID) is a rapidly developing field. Intrusion detection is an important technology business sector as well as an active area of research. Vendors make many claims for their products in the commercial marketplace so separating hype from reality can be a major challenge. A goal of this report is to provide an unbiased assessment of publicly available ID technology. We hope this will help those who purchase and use ID technology to gain a realistic understanding of its capabilities and limitations. The report raises issues that we believe are important for ID system (IDS) developers to address as they formulate product strategies. The report also points out relevant issues for the research community as they formulate research directions and allocate funds.

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Authors

Julia H. Allen

Alan M. Christie

William L. Fithen

John McHugh

Jed Pickel

Ed Stoner

Technical Report
CMU/SEI-99-TR-028
January 2000

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SEI:

Allen, Julia; Christie, Alan; Fithen, William; McHugh, John; Pickel, Jed; & Stoner, Ed. State of the Practice of Intrusion Detection Technologies (CMU/SEI-99-TR-028). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, 2000. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/99tr028.cfm

IEEE:

J. Allen, A. Christie, W. Fithen, J. McHugh, J. Pickel, and E. Stoner, "State of the Practice of Intrusion Detection Technologies," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Technical Report CMU/SEI-99-TR-028, 2000. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/99tr028.cfm

APA:

Allen, J., Christie, A., Fithen, W., McHugh, J., Pickel, J., & Stoner, E. (2000) . State of the Practice of Intrusion Detection Technologies (CMU/SEI-99-TR-028). Retrieved May 24, 2012, from the Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University website: http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/99tr028.cfm

CHI:

Allen, Julia, Alan Christie, William Fithen, John McHugh, Jed Pickel, and Ed Stoner. State of the Practice of Intrusion Detection Technologies (CMU/SEI-99-TR-028). Pittsburgh, PA: Software Engineering Insitute, Carnegie Mellon University, 2000. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/99tr028.cfm

MLA:

Allen, J., Christie, A., Fithen, W., McHugh, J., Pickel, J., & Stoner, E. 2000. State of the Practice of Intrusion Detection Technologies (Technical Report CMU/SEI-99-TR-028). Pittsburgh: Software Engineering Insitute, Carnegie Mellon University. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/99tr028.cfm

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