JISA (Jurnal Informatika dan Sains)
Vol 9, No 1 (2026): JISA(Jurnal Informatika dan Sains)

A Data-Driven Machine Learning Framework for Cybersecurity Risk Prediction Using Behavioral and Temporal Features from Email Server Logs

Frowin Rabanus Kifaru (Moshi Cooperative University, Tanzania)



Article Info

Publish Date
27 Jun 2026

Abstract

This study presents a data-driven machine learning framework for cybersecurity risk prediction using behavioral and temporal features extracted from email server logs. The dataset consists of 955 authentication records, including protocol types, login outcomes, error classifications, timestamps, and spam scores. Initial statistical analysis, comprising descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and chi-square tests, was conducted to examine relationships among variables and feature relevance. Subsequently, supervised machine learning models, logistic regression, decision trees, and random forests, were implemented to classify cybersecurity risk events. To address class imbalance, the Synthetic Minority Oversampling Technique (SMOTE) was applied. Model performance was evaluated using accuracy, precision, recall, F1-score, and the Area Under the Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve (AUC). Experimental results indicate that the Random Forest model outperformed other models, achieving the highest AUC of 0.84, compared to 0.723 for logistic regression. The findings demonstrate that integrating behavioral and temporal features significantly enhances the detection of cybersecurity threats. This study highlights the effectiveness of ensemble learning methods in capturing complex patterns within log data and provides a robust framework for developing intelligent intrusion detection systems. The proposed approach offers practical implications for improving cybersecurity monitoring and risk prediction in real-world email-based communication environments.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JISA

Publisher

Subject

Computer Science & IT Control & Systems Engineering Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Description

JISA (Jurnal Informatika dan Sains) is an electronic publication media which publishes research articles in the field of Informatics and Sciences, which encompasses software engineering, Multimedia, Networking, and soft computing. Journal published by Program Studi Teknik Informatika Universitas ...