D3-SDA

Detect
Session Duration Analysis

Definition

Analyzing the duration of user sessions in order to detect unauthorized activity.

How it works

Detecting unauthorized user sessions by comparing the duration of a user logon session with a baseline behavior model. The behavior model comprises historical user session duration times. Abnormalities between session duration and the behavior model may indicate suspicious activity.

Considerations

Potential for false positives from anomalies that are not associated with malicious activity.

Attackers may not differentiate their session duration enough to trigger an alert.

References

Reference - Method and Apparatus for Network Fraud Detection and Remediation Through Analytics - Idaptive LLC Reference - System, method, and computer program product for detecting and assessing security risks in a network - Exabeam Inc