Acta Informatica Pragensia 2012, 1(1), 50-59 | DOI: 10.18267/j.aip.57082

Intrusion Detection Architecture Utilizing Graphics Processors

Liberios Vokorokos, Anton Baláž, Branislav Madoš

Department of Computers and Informatics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Technical University of Košice Letná 9, 042 00 Košice, Slovak Republic

With the thriving technology and the great increase in the usage of computer networks, the risk of having these network to be under attacks have been increased. Number of techniques have been created and designed to help in detecting and/or preventing such attacks. One common technique is the use of Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS). Today, number of open sources and commercial IDS are available to match enterprises requirements. However, the performance of these systems is still the main concern. This paper examines perceptions of intrusion detection architecture implementation, resulting from the use of graphics processor. It discusses recent research activities, developments and problems of operating systems security. Some exploratory evidence is presented that shows capabilities of using graphical processors and intrusion detection systems. The focus is on how knowledge experienced throughout the graphics processor inclusion has played out in the design of intrusion detection architecture that is seen as an opportunity to strengthen research expertise.

Keywords: Attacks, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), Performance, Traffic, Suricata, GPU

Received: October 19, 2012; Revised: December 7, 2012; Accepted: December 20, 2012; Published: December 29, 2012  Show citation