Towards Evasive Attacks: Anomaly Detection Resistance Analysis on the Internet

Abstract

The Internet is rapidly improving as a platform for deploying sophisticated interactive applications especially in Web 2.0. Although the shift from desktop-centric applications brings many benefits to web-based computing and cloud computing, such as efficient com- munication with ubiquitous access and availability, the way that Internet users share and exchange information also opens their own information to security problems. Today, attack- ers conduct malicious activities to routinely track the identities of internet-connected users, steal privacy data, abuse users personal information, and expose the users unwanted data or programs. Although these attackers can also accomplish these goals by other means, the In- ternet has made it much easier for attackers to locate victims, discover sensitive information and initiate unsolicited communication with the victims.