Seung-Ju Han, Seong-Su Yoon, Ieck-Chae Euom^*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.141, No.2, pp. 1495-1518, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2024.053457 - 27 September 2024

Abstract The rapid proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) technology has facilitated automation across various sectors. Nevertheless, this advancement has also resulted in a notable surge in cyberattacks, notably botnets. As a result, research on network analysis has become vital. Machine learning-based techniques for network analysis provide a more extensive and adaptable approach in comparison to traditional rule-based methods. In this paper, we propose a framework for analyzing communications between IoT devices using supervised learning and ensemble techniques and present experimental results that validate the efficacy of the proposed framework. The results indicate that using the More >

Abdulrahman Alzahrani^*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.80, No.2, pp. 2331-2349, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.052804 - 15 August 2024

Abstract The recent development of the Internet of Things (IoTs) resulted in the growth of IoT-based DDoS attacks. The detection of Botnet in IoT systems implements advanced cybersecurity measures to detect and reduce malevolent botnets in interconnected devices. Anomaly detection models evaluate transmission patterns, network traffic, and device behaviour to detect deviations from usual activities. Machine learning (ML) techniques detect patterns signalling botnet activity, namely sudden traffic increase, unusual command and control patterns, or irregular device behaviour. In addition, intrusion detection systems (IDSs) and signature-based techniques are applied to recognize known malware signatures related to botnets.… More >

Yutao Hu¹, Yuntao Zhao^1,*, Yongxin Feng², Xiangyu Ma¹

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.79, No.1, pp. 509-530, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.042216 - 25 April 2024

Abstract In the face of the increasingly severe Botnet problem on the Internet, how to effectively detect Botnet traffic in real-time has become a critical problem. Although the existing deep Q network (DQN) algorithm in Deep reinforcement learning can solve the problem of real-time updating, its prediction results are always higher than the actual results. In Botnet traffic detection, although it performs well in the training set, the accuracy rate of predicting traffic is as high as%; however, in the test set, its accuracy has declined, and it is impossible to adjust its prediction strategy on… More >

Ashraf S. Mashaleh^1,2,*, Noor Farizah Binti Ibrahim¹, Mohammad Alauthman³, Mohammad Almseidin⁴, Amjad Gawanmeh⁵

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.78, No.2, pp. 2245-2267, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.047323 - 27 February 2024

Abstract Increasing Internet of Things (IoT) device connectivity makes botnet attacks more dangerous, carrying catastrophic hazards. As IoT botnets evolve, their dynamic and multifaceted nature hampers conventional detection methods. This paper proposes a risk assessment framework based on fuzzy logic and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) to address the risks associated with IoT botnets. Fuzzy logic addresses IoT threat uncertainties and ambiguities methodically. Fuzzy component settings are optimized using PSO to improve accuracy. The methodology allows for more complex thinking by transitioning from binary to continuous assessment. Instead of expert inputs, PSO data-driven tunes rules and membership More >

Saeed Masoud Alshahrani¹, Fatma S. Alrayes², Hamed Alqahtani³, Jaber S. Alzahrani⁴, Mohammed Maray⁵, Sana Alazwari⁶, Mohamed A. Shamseldin⁷, Mesfer Al Duhayyim^8,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.74, No.2, pp. 3085-3100, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.032972 - 31 October 2022

Abstract Nowadays, Internet of Things (IoT) has penetrated all facets of human life while on the other hand, IoT devices are heavily prone to cyberattacks. It has become important to develop an accurate system that can detect malicious attacks on IoT environments in order to mitigate security risks. Botnet is one of the dreadful malicious entities that has affected many users for the past few decades. It is challenging to recognize Botnet since it has excellent carrying and hidden capacities. Various approaches have been employed to identify the source of Botnet at earlier stages. Machine Learning… More >

Khlood Shinan^1,2, Khalid Alsubhi², M. Usman Ashraf^3,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.74, No.1, pp. 693-714, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.031641 - 22 September 2022

Abstract The number of botnet malware attacks on Internet devices has grown at an equivalent rate to the number of Internet devices that are connected to the Internet. Bot detection using machine learning (ML) with flow-based features has been extensively studied in the literature. Existing flow-based detection methods involve significant computational overhead that does not completely capture network communication patterns that might reveal other features of malicious hosts. Recently, Graph-Based Bot Detection methods using ML have gained attention to overcome these limitations, as graphs provide a real representation of network communications. The purpose of this study… More >

Attia Qammar¹, Ahmad Karim^1,*, Yasser Alharbi², Mohammad Alsaffar², Abdullah Alharbi²

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.43, No.3, pp. 915-930, 2022, DOI:10.32604/csse.2022.023652 - 09 May 2022

Abstract Smartphone devices particularly Android devices are in use by billions of people everywhere in the world. Similarly, this increasing rate attracts mobile botnet attacks which is a network of interconnected nodes operated through the command and control (C&C) method to expand malicious activities. At present, mobile botnet attacks launched the Distributed denial of services (DDoS) that causes to steal of sensitive data, remote access, and spam generation, etc. Consequently, various approaches are defined in the literature to detect mobile botnet attacks using static or dynamic analysis. In this paper, a novel hybrid model, the combination More >

B. Padmavathi^1,2,*, B. Muthukumar³

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.43, No.1, pp. 119-139, 2022, DOI:10.32604/csse.2022.021431 - 23 March 2022

Abstract Capturing the distributed platform with remotely controlled compromised machines using botnet is extensively analyzed by various researchers. However, certain limitations need to be addressed efficiently. The provisioning of detection mechanism with learning approaches provides a better solution more broadly by saluting multi-objective constraints. The bots’ patterns or features over the network have to be analyzed in both linear and non-linear manner. The linear and non-linear features are composed of high-level and low-level features. The collected features are maintained over the Bag of Features (BoF) where the most influencing features are collected and provided into the… More >

Mohd Anul Haq, Mohd Abdul Rahim Khan^*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.71, No.1, pp. 1729-1750, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.020938 - 03 November 2021

Abstract The evolution and expansion of IoT devices reduced human efforts, increased resource utilization, and saved time; however, IoT devices create significant challenges such as lack of security and privacy, making them more vulnerable to IoT-based botnet attacks. There is a need to develop efficient and faster models which can work in real-time with efficiency and stability. The present investigation developed two novels, Deep Neural Network (DNN) models, DNNBoT1 and DNNBoT2, to detect and classify well-known IoT botnet attacks such as Mirai and BASHLITE from nine compromised industrial-grade IoT devices. The utilization of PCA was made… More >