SEADer++ v2: Detecting Social Engineering Attacks using Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning

Merton Lansley; Stelios Kapetanakis; Nikolaos Polatidis

doi:10.1109/INISTA49547.2020.9194623

SEADer++ v2: Detecting Social Engineering Attacks using Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning

Merton Lansley, Stelios Kapetanakis, Nikolaos Polatidis

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Social engineering attacks are well known attacks in the cyberspace and relatively easy to try and implement because no technical knowledge is required. In various online environments such as business domains where customers talk through a chat service with employees or in social networks potential hackers can try to manipulate other people by employing social attacks against them to gain information that will benefit them in future attacks. Thus, we have used a number of natural language processing steps and a machine learning algorithm to identify potential attacks. The proposed method has been tested on a semi-synthetic dataset and it is shown to be both practical and effective.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	INISTA 2020 - 2020 International Conference on INnovations in Intelligent SysTems and Applications, Proceedings
Subtitle of host publication	INISTA 2020
Editors	Mirjana Ivanovic, Tulay Yildirim, Goce Trajcevski, Costin Badica, Ladjel Bellatreche, Igor Kotenko, Amelia Badica, Burcu Erkmen, Milos Savic
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	1-6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728167992
ISBN (Print)	9781728168005
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/INISTA49547.2020.9194623
Publication status	Published - 11 Sep 2020
Event	IEEE International Symposium on Innovations in Intelligent Systems and Applications (INISTA) - Duration: 24 Aug 2020 → 26 Aug 2020

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Name	INISTA 2020 - 2020 International Conference on INnovations in Intelligent SysTems and Applications, Proceedings

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Conference	IEEE International Symposium on Innovations in Intelligent Systems and Applications (INISTA)
Period	24/08/20 → 26/08/20

Keywords

Attack detection
Cyber security
Machine Learning
Natural language processing
Social Engineering

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Lansley, M., Kapetanakis, S., & Polatidis, N. (2020). SEADer++ v2: Detecting Social Engineering Attacks using Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning. In M. Ivanovic, T. Yildirim, G. Trajcevski, C. Badica, L. Bellatreche, I. Kotenko, A. Badica, B. Erkmen, & M. Savic (Eds.), INISTA 2020 - 2020 International Conference on INnovations in Intelligent SysTems and Applications, Proceedings: INISTA 2020 (pp. 1-6). [9194623] (INISTA 2020 - 2020 International Conference on INnovations in Intelligent SysTems and Applications, Proceedings). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/INISTA49547.2020.9194623

Lansley, Merton ; Kapetanakis, Stelios ; Polatidis, Nikolaos. / SEADer++ v2 : Detecting Social Engineering Attacks using Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning. INISTA 2020 - 2020 International Conference on INnovations in Intelligent SysTems and Applications, Proceedings: INISTA 2020. editor / Mirjana Ivanovic ; Tulay Yildirim ; Goce Trajcevski ; Costin Badica ; Ladjel Bellatreche ; Igor Kotenko ; Amelia Badica ; Burcu Erkmen ; Milos Savic. IEEE, 2020. pp. 1-6 (INISTA 2020 - 2020 International Conference on INnovations in Intelligent SysTems and Applications, Proceedings).

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Lansley, M, Kapetanakis, S & Polatidis, N 2020, SEADer++ v2: Detecting Social Engineering Attacks using Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning. in M Ivanovic, T Yildirim, G Trajcevski, C Badica, L Bellatreche, I Kotenko, A Badica, B Erkmen & M Savic (eds), INISTA 2020 - 2020 International Conference on INnovations in Intelligent SysTems and Applications, Proceedings: INISTA 2020., 9194623, INISTA 2020 - 2020 International Conference on INnovations in Intelligent SysTems and Applications, Proceedings, IEEE, pp. 1-6, IEEE International Symposium on Innovations in Intelligent Systems and Applications (INISTA), 24/08/20. https://doi.org/10.1109/INISTA49547.2020.9194623

SEADer++ v2 : Detecting Social Engineering Attacks using Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning. / Lansley, Merton; Kapetanakis, Stelios ; Polatidis, Nikolaos.

INISTA 2020 - 2020 International Conference on INnovations in Intelligent SysTems and Applications, Proceedings: INISTA 2020. ed. / Mirjana Ivanovic; Tulay Yildirim; Goce Trajcevski; Costin Badica; Ladjel Bellatreche; Igor Kotenko; Amelia Badica; Burcu Erkmen; Milos Savic. IEEE, 2020. p. 1-6 9194623 (INISTA 2020 - 2020 International Conference on INnovations in Intelligent SysTems and Applications, Proceedings).

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Lansley M, Kapetanakis S , Polatidis N. SEADer++ v2: Detecting Social Engineering Attacks using Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning. In Ivanovic M, Yildirim T, Trajcevski G, Badica C, Bellatreche L, Kotenko I, Badica A, Erkmen B, Savic M, editors, INISTA 2020 - 2020 International Conference on INnovations in Intelligent SysTems and Applications, Proceedings: INISTA 2020. IEEE. 2020. p. 1-6. 9194623. (INISTA 2020 - 2020 International Conference on INnovations in Intelligent SysTems and Applications, Proceedings). https://doi.org/10.1109/INISTA49547.2020.9194623

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