Study on Network Scanning Using Machine Learning-Based Methods

Abstract

Network scanning is among the first steps to determine security status of a computer network. Although there are many existing tools for scanning a network, they lack a key component—versatility. In the present day, there are multitudinous attacks that a network may be exposed to. Existing network scanning tools can scan for only those vulnerabilities that the scanner was designed to scan for. They lack the ability to efficiently adapt to newer threats. In this paper, we discuss the ways in which machine learning-based methods can improve accuracy and precision of network scanning. We also describe the approach we have adopted to implement this technique.