arXiv (Cornell University)
Implementing Active Learning in Cybersecurity: Detecting Anomalies in Redacted Emails
March 2023 • Mu-Huan, Chung, Lu Wang, Sharon Sharon, LI ., Yuhong Yuhong, Yang Yang, Calvin Giang, Khilan Jerath, Abhay Raman, David Lie, Mark Chignell
Research on email anomaly detection has typically relied on specially prepared datasets that may not adequately reflect the type of data that occurs in industry settings. In our research, at a major financial services company, privacy concerns prevented inspection of the bodies of emails and attachment details (although subject headings and attachment filenames were available). This made labeling possible anomalies in the resulting redacted emails more difficult. Another source of difficulty is the high volume of …