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Causal AI DDoS

Started in February 2024

Causal AI is a promising new technology. Drawing conclusions based on correlations alone can be misleading. Therefore, we are interested in methods to find the invariant causal relationships. In fact, causal AI aims to identify causes and effects.

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Project proposal 

In our exploration and further understanding of causal AI, we focus on the Layer 7 (L7) DDoS use case. Countering L7 DDoS attacks and their preparation requires a different approach than mitigating volumetric DDoS. The project builds on the knowledge gained from the previous PCSI project "Crystal Ball DDoS Detection".

Expected gains of the Causal AI DDoS project? 

  • Proactive threat detection  
  • Enhanced defense
  • Improved decision-making
  • Universal application
  • Business continuity

Why do we want to work on this idea within the PCSI? 

  • Collaborate on the same challenges 
  • Innovate together

Our use-case: Layer 7 DDoS attacks. 

  • Detects anomalies & their root causes 
  • Alerts with reasons, not just flags
  • More accurate detection

Activities in Explore phase 

  • Explore causal AI 
  • Discover causal relations in public data sets for Layer 7 DDOS attacks 
  • Define use cases 

 

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