A NOVEL APPROACH FOR ADDRESSING IOT NETWORKS VULNERABILITIES IN DETECTION AND CLASSIFICATION OF DOS/DDOS ATTACKS

Authors

  • Aisha Ibrahim Gide
  • Abubakar Aminu Mu'azu Umaru Musa Yar'adua University Katsina Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15282/ijsecs.10.1.2024.5.0123

Keywords:

IoT security, Real-time DDoS detection, Kth Nearest Neighbor, Dense neural networks

Abstract

The substantial growth of Internet-connected devices within the Internet of Things (IoT) has given rise to significant security challenges. Among the various threats confronting these interconnected devices, Denial of Service (DoS)/Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks emerge as significant concerns. The attacks, which seek to disrupt IoT services by flooding networks with unnecessary traffic, there is a critical need for robust security measures. Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) are vital in identifying suspicious activities, yet many existing systems lack real-time capabilities to address evolving attack strategies. This study investigates the vulnerabilities of IoT networks and the pressing need to detect and classify DoS/DDoS attacks in real time. Traditional IDS, while effective in recognizing known attack patterns, fall short in identifying new attack types due to their reliance on historical data. To bridge this gap, this research focuses on developing an enhanced hybrid network intrusion detection and classification system. This study seeks to make contribution to the advancement of resilient security measures within IoT environments. The framework uses the Kth Nearest Neighbor (KNN) algorithm and dense neural networks to efficiently detect and categorize DoS/DDoS attacks in real time. To achieve this, a simulation model implementing the proposed hybrid algorithm will be developed. The framework utilized the MQTT-IoT-IDS2020 dataset, and a comparison was presented with recent approaches found in the literature. The results demonstrated enhanced performance in terms of true positive rate, accuracy, speed of detection.

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Published

2024-10-02

How to Cite

Ibrahim Gide, A., & Abubakar Aminu Mu’azu. (2024). A NOVEL APPROACH FOR ADDRESSING IOT NETWORKS VULNERABILITIES IN DETECTION AND CLASSIFICATION OF DOS/DDOS ATTACKS. International Journal of Software Engineering and Computer Systems, 10(1), 50–59. https://doi.org/10.15282/ijsecs.10.1.2024.5.0123