Advancing IoT Security with an Innovative Machine Learning Paradigm for Botnet Attack Detection
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https://doi.org/10.4108/eetiot.4521Keywords:
Machine Learning, Feature Extraction, Botnets, Internet of ThingsAbstract
INTRODUCTION: In contemporary society, everyday operations are greatly improved by the Internet of Things (IoT), which connects physical devices to provide digital services. IoT technology offers unified services and streamlines activities across various domains, ranging from remote monitoring to sophisticated welfare systems. However, the growing number of IoT devices presents a security concern. Many of these devices are susceptible to exploitation, leading to diverse vulnerabilities.
OBJECTIVES: Resource-constrained IoT devices become prime targets for botnet attacks, manifesting in various forms and penetration methods. Despite numerous research efforts introducing multiple approaches for detecting botnet attacks in IoT, existing methods often fail to achieve satisfactory detection rates.
METHODS: Additionally, these approaches struggle to comprehensively analyze the diverse communication networks within the expansive realm of IoT devices. This study proposes an innovative machine-learning framework for detecting IoT botnet threats to address these limitations.
RESULTS: This conceptual framework exhibits a remarkable capability to identify a spectrum of botnet attacks, showcasing a detection accuracy of 99.5 per cent, significantly surpassing the performance of other prevalent machine-learning approaches.
CONCLUSION: Through this research, we aim to enhance the security paradigm of IoT networks, ensuring robust protection against evolving botnet threats in the dynamic landscape of interconnected devices.
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