• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• v.9 no.11
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• pp.4662-4679
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• 2015

Currently, the leakage of internal information has emerged as one of the most significant security concerns in enterprise computing environments. Especially, damage due to internal information leakage by insiders is more serious than that by outsiders because insiders have considerable knowledge of the system's identification and password (ID&P/W), the security system, and the main location of sensitive data. Therefore, many security companies are developing internal data leakage prevention techniques such as data leakage protection (DLP), digital right management (DRM), and system access control, etc. However, these techniques cannot effectively block the leakage of internal information by insiders who have a legitimate access authorization. The security system does not easily detect cases which a legitimate insider changes, deletes, and leaks data stored on the server. Therefore, we focused on the insider as the detection target to address this security weakness. In other words, we switched the detection target from objects (internal information) to subjects (insiders). We concentrated on biometrics signals change when an insider conducts abnormal behavior. When insiders attempt to leak internal information, they appear to display abnormal emotional conditions due to tension, agitation, and anxiety, etc. These conditions can be detected by the changes of biometrics signals such as pulse, temperature, and skin conductivity, etc. We carried out experiments in two ways in order to verify the effectiveness of the emotional recognition technology based on biometrics signals. We analyzed the possibility of internal information leakage detection using an emotional recognition technology based on biometrics signals through experiments.

• Journal of Information Processing Systems
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.520-537
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• 2019

This paper proposes a system that can detect the data leakage pattern using a convolutional neural network based on defining the behaviors of leaking data. In this case, the leakage detection scenario of data leakage is composed of the patterns of occurrence of security logs by administration and related patterns between the security logs that are analyzed by association relationship analysis. This proposed system then detects whether the data is leaked through the convolutional neural network using an insider malicious behavior graph. Since each graph is drawn according to the leakage detection scenario of a data leakage, the system can identify the criminal insider along with the source of malicious behavior according to the results of the convolutional neural network. The results of the performance experiment using a virtual scenario show that even if a new malicious pattern that has not been previously defined is inputted into the data leakage detection system, it is possible to determine whether the data has been leaked. In addition, as compared with other data leakage detection systems, it can be seen that the proposed system is able to detect data leakage more flexibly.

• Convergence Security Journal
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• v.15 no.5
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• pp.77-86
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• 2015

The organization shall minimize business risks associated with customer information leaks. Enhance information security activities through voluntary pre-check and must find a way to detect the personal information leakage caused by carelessness and neglect accident. Recently, many companies have introduced an information leakage prevention solution. However, there is a possibility of internal data leakage by the internal user who has permission to access the data. By this thread it is necessary to have the environment to analyze the habit and activity of the internal user. In this study, we use the SFI analytical technique that applies RFM model to evaluate the insider activity levels were carried out case studies is applied to the actual business.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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• v.20 no.5
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• pp.59-67
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• 2010

In the paper, we proposed an IM-ACM(Insider Misuse-Access Control Model) for preventing illegal information leakage by insider who exploits his legal rights in the ubiquitous computing environment. The IM-ACM can monitor whether insider uses data rightly using misuse monitor add to CA-TRBAC(Context Aware-Task Role Based Access Control) which permits access authorization according to user role, context role, task and entity's security attributes. It is difficult to prevent information leakage by insider because of access to legal rights, a wealth of knowledge about the system. The IM-ACM can prevent the information flow between objects which have the different security levels using context role and security attributes and prevent an insider misuse by misuse monitor which comparing an insider actual processing behavior to an insider possible work process pattern drawing on the current defined profile of insider's process.

• Convergence Security Journal
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.85-92
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• 2020

None of the recent cases of military secret leakages have leaked internal information using networks. This is because the Internet and the Intranet are physically separated, and has a difficult process when transmitting and receiving data through the Internet. Therefore, most of the leaked paths are to copy and hand over secrets, shoot and send them with a smartphone, or disclose after remembering them. So, the technology of blocking and detecting military secret leakages through the network is not effective. The purpose of this research is to propose a method to prevent information leakage by focusing on the insider behaviors, the subject of leakage, rather than the military secret. The first is a preventive measure to prevent the leakage behavior of military secrets, the second is to block suspicious access to the military secret data, and the last is to detect the leakage behavior by insiders.

• The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.11-17
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• 2017

Organizations are experiencing an ever-growing concern of how to prevent confidential information leakage from internal employees. Those who have authorized access to organizational data are placed in a position of power that could well be abused and could cause significant damage to an organization. In this paper, we investigate the task of detecting such insider through a method of modeling a user's normal behavior in order to detect anomalies in that behavior which may be indicative of an data leakage. We make use of Hidden Markov Models to learn what constitutes normal behavior, and then use them to detect significant deviations from that behavior. Experiments have been made to determine the optimal HMM parameters and our result shows detection capability of 20% false positive and 80% detection rate.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.763-773
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• 2017

In recent years, personal information leakage and technology leakage accidents are frequently occurring. According to the survey, the most important part of this spill is the 'insider' within the organization, and the leakage of technology by insiders is considered to be an increasingly important issue because it causes huge damage to the organization. In this paper, we try to learn the normal behavior of employees using machine learning to prevent insider threats, and to investigate how to detect abnormal behavior. Experiments on the detection of abnormal behavior by implementing an Autoencoder composed of Recurrent Neural Network suitable for learning time series data among the neural network models were conducted and the validity of this method was verified.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.259-273
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• 2016

After realizing through the three large-scale data leakage incidents that intentional or accidental insider jobs are more serious than external intrusions, financial companies in Korea have been taking measures to prevent data leakage from occuring again. But, the IT system architecture reflecting the domestic financial environment is highly complicated and thereby difficult to grasp. It is obvious that despite administrative, physical, and technical controls, insider threats are likely to cause personal data leakage. In this paper, we present a process that based on metadata defines and manages personally identifiable attribute data, and that through inter-table integration identifies personal information broadly and controls access. This process is to decrease the likelihood of violating compliance outlined by the financial supervisory authority, and to reinforce internal controls. We derive and verify a decision-making model that reflects the proposed process.

• Convergence Security Journal
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• v.16 no.7
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• pp.167-172
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• 2016

The purpose of this study is to provide implications for preventing insider information leakages in public agencies for national security. First, the study examined the definitions and current usage of information security systems of public agencies were examined. Second, web-service base information leaks and malware-base information leaks were discussed and three major credit card companies' personal information leakage cases were analyzed. Based on the analysis, four solutions were provided. First, information leakages can be protected by using web filtering solutions based on the user, which make possible to limit frequencies of malware exposures. Second, vaccine programs and vaccine management system should be implemented to prevent information leakages by malware. Third, limit the use of portable devices within local networks to prevent information leakages and vaccines programs for malware should be regularly used. Forth, to prevent information leakages by smartphone malwares, data encryption application should be used to encrypt important information.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2012.06c
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• pp.295-297
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• 2012

내부자에 의한 위협이 증가됨에 따라, 기업 내 핵심기술이 유출되어 큰 피해가 발생하고 있다. 내부자들이 합법적인 권한을 통한 불법적인 정보유출을 시도하는 위험을 예측 관리하기 위하여, 본 논문에서는 내부자들의 위험도를 평가하기 적합한 위험분석 방법론 ISMS-AIR(ISMS - Against Insider Risk)을 제안하였다. 내부자 위협의 정의와 위험도 평가를 위한 기존 위험분석 방법론들을 연구하였으며, 기존 자산 중심의 위험분석 방법론인 ISMS에 사용자 중심의 행위 모니터링을 강화하여 위험도 산출하는 방법을 제안하였다. 이를 위하여 사용자 행위에 따른 프로파일링 데이터와 이상징후 시나리오를 적용하여 내부자들의 위험도를 산출하고, 주요 모니터링 대상을 선정하여 내부자들의 불법적인 정보유출 시도행위를 모니터링 할 수 있다.