Bank of America Corporation
Information security system and method for anomaly detection in data transmission

Abstract:

A system for anomaly detection in data transmission extracts data features from a data file. The system compares each data feature with a corresponding historical data feature associated with a historical transmission of the data file. The system determines whether the data feature deviates from the corresponding historical data feature. In response to determining that the data feature deviates from the corresponding historical data feature, the system determines that the data feature is associated with an anomaly. The system determines whether more than a threshold percentage of the data features are associated with anomalies. If it is determined that more than the threshold percentage of the data features are associated with anomalies, the system determines whether a transmission channel through which the data file is transmitted has failed. In response to determining that the transmission channel has failed, the system transmits the data file using another transmission channel.