The application of top-down abstraction learning using prediction as a supervisory signal to cyber security

Jonathan Mugan; Aram E. Khalili

doi:10.1117/12.2053327

22 May 2014 The application of top-down abstraction learning using prediction as a supervisory signal to cyber security

Jonathan Mugan, Aram E. Khalili

Proceedings Volume 9119, Machine Intelligence and Bio-inspired Computation: Theory and Applications VIII; 91190D (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2053327
Event: SPIE Sensing Technology + Applications, 2014, Baltimore, MD, United States

Abstract

Current computer systems are dumb automatons, and their blind execution of instructions makes them open to attack. Their inability to reason means that they don't consider the larger, constantly changing context outside their immediate inputs. Their nearsightedness is particularly dangerous because, in our complex systems, it is difficult to prevent all exploitable situations. Additionally, the lack of autonomous oversight of our systems means they are unable to fight through attacks. Keeping adversaries completely out of systems may be an unreasonable expectation, and our systems need to adapt to attacks and other disruptions to achieve their objectives. What is needed is an autonomous controller within the computer system that can sense the state of the system and reason about that state. In this paper, we present Self-Awareness Through Predictive Abstraction Modeling (SATPAM). SATPAM uses prediction to learn abstractions that allow it to recognize the right events at the right level of detail. These abstractions allow SATPAM to break the world into small, relatively independent, pieces that allow employment of existing reasoning methods. SATPAM goes beyond classification-based machine learning and statistical anomaly detection to be able to reason about the system, and SATPAM's knowledge representation and reasoning is more like that of a human. For example, humans intuitively know that the color of a car is not relevant to any mechanical problem, and SATPAM provides a plausible method whereby a machine can acquire such reasoning patterns. In this paper, we present the initial experimental results using SATPAM.

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Jonathan Mugan and Aram E. Khalili "The application of top-down abstraction learning using prediction as a supervisory signal to cyber security", Proc. SPIE 9119, Machine Intelligence and Bio-inspired Computation: Theory and Applications VIII, 91190D (22 May 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2053327

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