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Detection of Network Attacks Using the Tsetlin Machine

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In the paper, an approach to the detection of cyber-attacks is proposed that involves detecting anomalous network traffic using the Tsetlin machine. The experimental studies carried out for different types of network attacks have demonstrated the efficiency of this proposed approach.

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The study was supported by the Russian President’s scholarship for young scientists and postgraduates, project no. SP-1932.2019.5.

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    D. S. Lavrova & N. N. Eliseev

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Lavrova, D.S., Eliseev, N.N. Detection of Network Attacks Using the Tsetlin Machine. Aut. Control Comp. Sci. 54, 871–878 (2020). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0146411620080209

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