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Evolutionary Computation in Computer Security and Forensics: An Overview

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Computational Intelligence for Privacy and Security

Part of the book series: Studies in Computational Intelligence ((SCI,volume 394))

Abstract

In daily life, people are faced with problems that have more than one solution. In computing, and other fields, researchers and developers encounter computational problems that may have a large number of solutions. In these cases, it may be almost unfeasible to determine the best one. Evolutionary computation is an appropriate technique for finding an optimal solution to a problem. Among these problems, evolutionary computation can provide an efficient way to solve those associated with computer security and forensics. This chapter examines the approaches evolutionary computation offers to discover an optimal solution to a problem. Moreover, it overviews how evolutionary computation can be applied to different scenarios related to computer security and forensics.

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  1. Centre of Software Technology Research Laboratory (STRL), De Montfort University, The Gateway, Leicester, LE1 9BH, United Kingdom

    Sulaiman Al Amro

  2. Computer Forensics and Security Group, Department of Computer Technology, De Montfort University, The Gateway, Leicester, LE1 9BH, United Kingdom

    David A. Elizondo

  3. Dept. Computer Engineering and Maths, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43001, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain

    Agusti Solanas & Antoni Martínez-Ballesté

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    Agusti Solanas

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    Antoni Martinez-Balleste

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Amro, S.A., Elizondo, D.A., Solanas, A., Martínez-Ballesté, A. (2012). Evolutionary Computation in Computer Security and Forensics: An Overview. In: Elizondo, D., Solanas, A., Martinez-Balleste, A. (eds) Computational Intelligence for Privacy and Security. Studies in Computational Intelligence, vol 394. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25237-2_3

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