Blake Anderson

Software Engineer
Advanced Security Research Group

Blake is a software engineer in Cisco’s Advanced Security Research Group where he uses machine learning to analyze network data.

He received his PhD from the University of New Mexico. In his dissertation, he developed novel machine learning techniques and applied these techniques to classify, cluster, and find phylogenetic relationships on malware data. He has numerous peer-reviewed publications and several patents.

His current interests include finding ways to intelligently leverage machine learning solutions in real-world security deployments.

Blake Anderson's Articles

Security
Detecting Encrypted Malware Traffic (Without Decryption)
June 23, 2017 - 1 Comment

Identifying threats within encrypted network traffic poses a unique set of challenges, i.e. monitoring traffic for threats and malware, but how to do so while maintaining the privacy of the
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Security
Hiding in Plain Sight: Malware’s Use of TLS and Encryption
January 25, 2016 - 4 Comments

Introduction TLS (Transport Layer Security) is a cryptographic protocol that provides privacy for applications. TLS is usually implemented on top of common protocols such as HTTP for web browsing or
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Blake Anderson

Blake Anderson's Articles

Detecting Encrypted Malware Traffic (Without Decryption)

Hiding in Plain Sight: Malware’s Use of TLS and Encryption

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