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Behavioral Anomaly Detection

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Definition
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ML models establishing behavioral baselines and flagging suspicious activities.

Key Characteristics
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  • Keystroke dynamics
  • Network traffic analysis
  • Session clustering
  • Adaptive thresholds

Why It Matters
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Detects 92% of insider threats missed by rule-based systems (Gartner).

Common Use Cases
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  1. Account compromise detection
  2. Rogue trader identification
  3. Data exfiltration prevention

Examples
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  • Exabeam
  • Varonis
  • Darktrace

FAQs
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Q: False positives?
A: Maintains <0.1% FPR through ensemble learning.

Q: Privacy compliance?
A: Uses pseudonymized data with GDPR-safe retention.