An important problem in the field of intrusion detection is the management of alerts. Intrusion Detection Systems tend to produce a high number of alerts, most of them being false positives. But producing a high number of alerts does not mean that the attack detection rate is high. In order to increase the detection rate, the use of multiple IDSs based on heterogeneous detection techniques is a...

Abbreviation use is a preventable cause of medication errors. The objective of this study was to test whether computerized alerts designed to reduce medication abbreviations and embedded within an electronic progress note program could reduce these abbreviations in the non-computer-assisted handwritten notes of physicians. Fifty-nine physicians were randomized to one of three groups: a forced c...

OBJECTIVE Few data exist measuring the effect of differentiating drug-drug interaction (DDI) alerts in computerized provider order entry systems (CPOE) by level of severity ("tiering"). We sought to determine if rates of provider compliance with DDI alerts in the inpatient setting differed when a tiered presentation was implemented. DESIGN We performed a retrospective analysis of alert log da...

The use of substructural alerts to identify Pan-Assay INterference compoundS (PAINS) has become a common component of the triage process in biological screening campaigns. These alerts, however, were originally derived from a proprietary library tested in just six assays measuring protein-protein interaction (PPI) inhibition using the AlphaScreen detection technology only; moreover, 68% (328 ou...

Lack of effective alert management technique to verify, identify and prioritize alerts is a well-known problem that severely degrades the worthiness of Intrusion Detection Systems (IDSs). IDSs often appear problematic because of triggering huge number of non-interesting alerts which diminish the value and urgency of interesting alerts. An average commercial IDS reports tens of thousands alerts ...

Alerts in Clinical Information Systems and CPOE are powerful tools for decision support. However, studies show that physicians override a large part of these alerts. Low specificity and high bandwidth of alerts lead to alert fatigue. Moreover, alerts seem to have usability issues as they are interrupting workflows and not always efficient to handle. This paper provides three different views on ...

The objective of this research is to show an analytical intrusion detection framework (AIDF) comprised of (i) a probability model discovery approach, and (ii) a probabilistic inference mechanism for generating the most probable forensic explanation based on not only just the observed intrusion detection alerts, but also the unreported signature rules that are revealed in the probability model. ...

Notifiable condition reporting and alerting are two important public health functions. Today, a variety of methods are used to transfer these types of information. The increasing use of electronic health record systems by healthcare providers makes new types of electronic communication possible. We used the XForms standard and nationally recognized technical profiles to demonstrate the communic...

Infrared sensors on board satellites have been widely used to collect statistics on fires, but not for fire control. Since the polar-orbiting satellites cover the northern Earth latitudes several times a day, their data are particularly suitable for detecting boreal forest fires. Currently, radiometers on board NOAA and ERS-2 satellites are used for operational fire management in Finland. Telef...