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Detecting Signs of Intrusion

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The 1998 report provides guidance to help organizations improve the security of their networked computer systems.
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Software Engineering Institute

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CMU/SEI-98-SIM-001

Abstract

The module provides concrete, practical guidance to help organizations improve the security of their networked computer systems. It describes a set of practices that can help detect intrusions by looking for the fingerprints of known intrusion methods.

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Cunningham, L., Firth, R., Fraser, B., Kochmar, J., Richael, J., Simmel, D., Ford, G., & Konda, S. (1998, June 1). Detecting Signs of Intrusion. (SEI Report CMU/SEI-98-SIM-001). Retrieved September 11, 2026, from https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/detecting-signs-of-intrusion/.

@techreport{cunningham_1998,
author={Cunningham, Lisa and Firth, Robert and Fraser, Barbara and Kochmar, John and Richael, John and Simmel, Derek and Ford, Gary and Konda, Suresh},
title={Detecting Signs of Intrusion},
month={Jun},
year={1998},
number={{CMU/SEI-98-SIM-001},
institution={Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University},
url={https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/detecting-signs-of-intrusion/},
note={Accessed: 2026-Sep-11}
}

Cunningham, Lisa, Robert Firth, Barbara Fraser, John Kochmar, John Richael, Derek Simmel, Gary Ford, and Suresh Konda. "Detecting Signs of Intrusion." (CMU/SEI-98-SIM-001). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, June 1, 1998. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/detecting-signs-of-intrusion/.

L. Cunningham, R. Firth, B. Fraser, J. Kochmar, J. Richael, D. Simmel, G. Ford, and S. Konda, "Detecting Signs of Intrusion," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, SEI Report CMU/SEI-98-SIM-001, 1-Jun-1998 [Online]. Available: https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/detecting-signs-of-intrusion/. [Accessed: 11-Sep-2026].

Cunningham, Lisa, Robert Firth, Barbara Fraser, John Kochmar, John Richael, Derek Simmel, Gary Ford, and Suresh Konda. "Detecting Signs of Intrusion." (SEI Report CMU/SEI-98-SIM-001). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Jun. 1998. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/detecting-signs-of-intrusion/. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

Cunningham, Lisa; Firth, Robert; Fraser, Barbara; Kochmar, John; Richael, John; Simmel, Derek; Ford, Gary; & Konda, Suresh. Detecting Signs of Intrusion. CMU/SEI-98-SIM-001. Software Engineering Institute. 1998. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/detecting-signs-of-intrusion/

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