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Phishing Detection System Through

Hybrid Machine Learning Based on URL


-Matam Shanthi
21BRA16630
01 Introduction to Phishing Attacks

Content 02 Literature Survey on Phishing Detection

03 Proposed Phishing Detection System

04 System Design and Architecture

05 Implementation and Results

06 Conclusion and Future Work


01
Introduction to Phishing Attacks
Overview of Internet and Cybercrime

Role of the Internet in Daily Life


Importance of Cybersecurity

The Internet serves as a vital tool for communication, education,

Cybersecurity is crucial in protecting


and commerce, connecting individuals and businesses globally.

confidential data and maintaining the integrity


of
online transactions. As cybercrimes
become
increasingly sophisticated, effective

cybersecurity measures are essential for

safeguarding user privacy and ensuring trust


Types of Cybercrime
in digital platforms.

Cybercrime encompasses a range of illegal activities conducted


online, including identity theft, online fraud, distribution of malware,
and phishing
Understanding Phishing

Definition and History of Phishing Mechanisms of Phishing Attacks

Phishing is a cybercrime tactic aimed Phishing attacks typically employ

at tricking individuals into providing deceptive emails, fake websites, and

personal information by appearing instant messages that mimic legitimate

legitimate. Since its inception in the entities. These methods are designed

mid-1990s, phishing has evolved from to manipulate users into entering

simple email scams to complex sensitive information, such as

schemes utilizing various passwords and credit card numbers,

communication channels. thereby enabling unauthorized access.


02
Literature Survey on Phishing
Detection
Existing Anti-Phishing Mechanisms

Summary of Past Studies Focus on URL Structures

Previous research has focused on URL structures have garnered


various anti-phishing techniques, attention as significant indicators
of
including heuristic-based filters and phishing attempts. Analyzing URL
blacklisting strategies. However, these attributes helps in discerning legitimate
methods often fall short in identifying from fraudulent sites, providing
a
new attacks due to the dynamic nature foundation for effective
phishing
of phishing tactics. detection models.
Machine Learning in Cybersecurity

Role of Machine Learning

Machine learning algorithms are increasingly utilized


to enhance phishing detection systems. These 1
algorithms analyze patterns in historical data to predict
and identify potential phishing threats in real-time.

Feature Selection
Methods

Effective feature
selection is crucial for improving the
accuracy of machine
learning models. Techniques
2
such as
dimensionality reduction and importance
scoring prioritize
relevant features, thus enhancing
model performance
in detecting phishing URLs.
03
Proposed Phishing Detection
System
System Overview

Objectives of the Study Phishing URL Dataset

The primary objective of this study is This study utilizes a curated dataset
to develop a robust phishing detection containing attributes of both phishing
system that combines various and legitimate URLs. Sourced from a
machine learning algorithms to reputable dataset repository, it
achieve high accuracy in identifying comprises over 11,000 entries used
phishing URLs, thereby improving for training and evaluating the
user security. proposed models.
Machine Learning Approaches

Algorithms Used Proposed Hybrid LSD Model

The proposed system employs multiple The Hybrid LSD model integrates Logistic
machine learning algorithms, including Regression, Support Vector Machine, and
Decision Tree, Random Forest, and Decision Tree into a single framework.
Naive Bayes. Each algorithm contributes Utilizing both soft and hard
voting
unique strengths to enhance overall techniques, this model aims to maximize
detection performance. detection rates and minimize false

positives.
04
System Design and Architecture
System Architecture

Overview of the Architecture UML Diagrams


The system architecture consists of UML diagrams provide a visual
various modules, including data representation of the system's
preprocessing, feature extraction, components and their
relationships.
model training, and prediction. This These diagrams facilitate
understanding
modular design promotes scalability of the system workflows and help
in
and maintainability, ensuring effective identifying potential areas
for
system operation. improvement.
Input and Output Design

Input Requirements

The input design entails clean and validated data,


including URL attributes and their associated labels.
1
Proper input structuring is critical for the model's
learning process and subsequent performance.

Output
Specifications

The output of the


system includes classification
results indicating
whether a URL is phishing or
2
legitimate.
Additionally, performance metrics such as
accuracy,
precision, and recall are generated to
evaluate system
effectiveness.
05
Implementation and Results
Implementation Process

Development Environment Challenges Faced

The system is implemented in Python During implementation, challenges


using libraries such as Scikit-learn include data quality issues, model
and Pandas, which facilitate machine overfitting, and ensuring the system
learning and data manipulation. A effectively generalizes across diverse
rigorous development environment phishing scenarios. Addressing these
ensures consistency and reliability challenges is vital for developing a
during the implementation phase. robust detection system.
Evaluation of Results

Metrics for Performance


Measurement Comparative Analysis of Models
Key metrics for measuring performance A comparative analysis is
conducted
include accuracy, F1-score, precision, across different models,
highlighting
and recall. These metrics provide a their strengths and weaknesses.
This
comprehensive assessment of the analysis helps in identifying the
best-
system's ability to correctly identify performing model and provides
insights
phishing URLs compared to legitimate for enhancing the overall
system
ones. performance.
06
Conclusion and Future Work
Summary of Findings

Effectiveness of Proposed
System Lessons Learned

The proposed system demonstrates Key lessons from this study include the
significant effectiveness in detecting importance of feature selection and the
phishing attacks, achieving a higher need for continuous updates to the models
accuracy rate compared to existing as phishing tactics evolve. Dynamic
models. This success underscores the adaptations are essential for
maintaining
potential of hybrid machine learning detection
efficacy.
approaches in cybersecurity.
Recommendations for Future Research

Expanding Research in
Potential Improvements
Cybersecurity

Future research could explore the The findings encourage broader


integration of additional features, such research in cybersecurity, with a
as behavioral analytics, to enhance focus on developing comprehensive
model accuracy further. Investigating frameworks that encompass various
deep learning techniques may also cyber threats beyond phishing.
yield promising results in phishing Collaborative efforts across
detection. disciplines will be vital to creating
robust defense mechanisms.
Thank you for listening.
-Matam Shanthi

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