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title: "Ashab Tariq (@ashabtariq) | Hashnode"
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# Ashab Tariq

@ashabtariq · Joined January 2026

Hands-on notes on Zeek, anomaly detection, and security engineering

### [Why Most ML-Based IDS Projects Fail (And What I’m Doing Differently)](https://building-zeekguard.hashnode.dev/why-most-ml-based-ids-projects-fail-and-what-im-doing-differently?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Machine learning–based intrusion detection systems often look impressive in notebooks but fall apart when applied to real network traffic.The problem usually isn’t the algorithm, it’s the design assumptions behind the system. I’m currently building a...

2 min read · [building-zeekguard.hashnode.dev](https://building-zeekguard.hashnode.dev/why-most-ml-based-ids-projects-fail-and-what-im-doing-differently?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Jan 15](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-most-ml-based-ids-projects-fail-and-what-im-doing-differently/696866285ee626d8dcde49c9)