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Methods, systems, and computer readable media for measuring detection accuracy of a security device using benign traffic

  • US 9,117,084 B2
  • Filed: 05/15/2012
  • Issued: 08/25/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for measuring detection accuracy of a security device using benign traffic, the method comprising:

  • at an Internet protocol (IP) traffic simulator having a first communications interface and a second communications interface;

    sending, by the first communications interface, a plurality of benign data packets to a security device, wherein the plurality of benign data packets is engineered to include content associated with one or more malicious data packets;

    receiving, by the second communications interface, one or more of the plurality of benign data packets via the security device; and

    determining, using statistics associated with the plurality of benign data packets, a detection accuracy metric associated with the security device, wherein determining the detection accuracy metric includes dividing a number of benign data packets returned to the IP traffic simulator via the security device by a number of benign data packets sent by the IP traffic simulator to the security device; and

    identifying, using distinct characteristics associated with the plurality of benign data packets, wherein the distinct characteristics includes at least one characteristic that affects detection accuracy, a portion of a first packet of the plurality of benign data packets that causes the security device to block the first packet.

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