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Great point. This is the effect of a low base-rate. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base_rate_fallacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base_rate_fallacy Here's a p
by zxv 8y ago
Great point. This is the effect of a low base-rate.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base_rate_fallacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base_rate_fallacy
Here's a paper on it's impact on network intrusion detection.
http://www.raid-symposium.org/raid99/PAPERS/Axelsson.pdf http://www.raid-symposium.org/raid99/PAPERS/Axelsson.pdf
- itchytrotters 8y agoBruce Schneier has pointed out the implications of the base rate fallacy for various security systems for a long time now: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/03/data_mining_for.html https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/03/data_mining_f... https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/07/terrorists_data.html https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/07/terrorists_da... https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2012/05/criminal_intent.html https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2012/05/criminal_inte...