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Application of Fuzzy Logic in Computer Security and Forensics

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Computational Intelligence for Privacy and Security

Part of the book series: Studies in Computational Intelligence ((SCI,volume 394))

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Due to the growing reliance that corporations and government agencies place on their computer networks, the significance of defending these systems from attack cannot be underestimated. A single malicious encroachment into a computer network can cause a great deal of damage to an organisation. Computer Security concerns the protection of information and property from misuse by unauthorized people. Computer forensics provides methods for the preservation, collection, validation, identification, analysis, interpretation, documentation and presentation of digital evidence derived from digital sources for the reconstruction of criminal activities or policy violation. Fuzzy logic can properly be used to help deal with issues associated with computer security and computer forensics. This chapter deals with the use of fuzzy logic in computer security and forensics, providing a general overview of some of its applications, recent algorithms, abilities, advantages and drawbacks.

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  1. Software Technology Research Laboratory (STRL), Department of Computer Technology, De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom

    S. Al Amro

  2. Centre for Computational Intelligence, Dept. of Informatics, De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom

    F. Chiclana

  3. Computer Forensics and Security Group, Department of Computer Technology, De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom

    D. A. Elizondo

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Amro, S.A., Chiclana, F., Elizondo, D.A. (2012). Application of Fuzzy Logic in Computer Security and Forensics. In: Elizondo, D., Solanas, A., Martinez-Balleste, A. (eds) Computational Intelligence for Privacy and Security. Studies in Computational Intelligence, vol 394. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25237-2_4

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