This thesis presents a novel application of machine learning technology to automate
network security audit and penetration testing processes in particular. A model-free …

A significant challenge in modern computer security is the growing skill gap as intruder
capabilities increase, making it necessary to begin automating elements of penetration …

Penetration testing is the practice of performing a simulated attack on a computer system in
order to reveal its vulnerabilities. The most common approach is to gain information and …

The protection of information and information infrastructures from unauthorized access, use,
disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction is today more critical than ever as they …

Computer security system providers are unable to provide timely security updates. Most
security systems are not designed to be adaptive to the increasing number of new threats …

In an enterprise environment, intrusion detection systems generate many threat alerts on
anomalous events every day, and these alerts may involve certain steps of a long-dormant …

Penetration testing the organised attack of a computer system in order to test existing
defences has been used extensively to evaluate network security. This is a time consuming …

The Internet has become such an important part of people's lives that they can't live without
it. It helps people with business, education, and entertainment, among other things, on …

Recent attacks show that threats to cyber infrastructure are not only increasing in volume,
but are getting more sophisticated. The attacks may comprise multiple actions that are hard …

Cloud computing technologies are receiving a great deal of attention. Furthermore most of
the hardware devices such as the PCs and mobile phones are increasingly having a trusted …