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Machine Learning (ML) algorithms have become increasingly popular for supporting Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDS). Nevertheless, extensive research has shown their vulnerability to adversarial attacks, which involve subtle…

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Network Intrusion Detection System (NIDS) is an essential tool in securing cyberspace from a variety of security risks and unknown cyberattacks. A number of solutions have been implemented for Machine Learning (ML), and Deep Learning (DL)…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-08-02 Khushnaseeb Roshan , Aasim Zafar , Shiekh Burhan Ul Haque

The last few years have seen an increasing wave of attacks with serious economic and privacy damages, which evinces the need for accurate Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDS). Recent works propose the use of Machine Learning (ML)…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-08-02 David Pujol-Perich , José Suárez-Varela , Albert Cabellos-Aparicio , Pere Barlet-Ros

One challenge for building a secure network communication environment is how to effectively detect and prevent malicious network behaviours. The abnormal network activities threaten users' privacy and potentially damage the function and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-05-11 Peilun Wu , Hui Guo , Nour Moustafa

Gradient-based adversarial attacks subtly manipulate inputs of Machine Learning (ML) models to induce incorrect predictions. This paper investigates whether careful architectural choices alone can yield an inherently robust Deep Neural…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-05-19 Mohamed elShehaby , Ashraf Matrawy

The integration of machine learning (ML) algorithms into Internet of Things (IoT) applications has introduced significant advantages alongside vulnerabilities to adversarial attacks, especially within IoT-based intrusion detection systems…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-03-25 Islam Debicha , Tayeb Kenaza , Ishak Charfi , Salah Mosbah , Mehdi Sehaki , Jean-Michel Dricot

With the recent developments in artificial intelligence and machine learning, anomalies in network traffic can be detected using machine learning approaches. Before the rise of machine learning, network anomalies which could imply an…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-04-10 Aritran Piplai , Sai Sree Laya Chukkapalli , Anupam Joshi

Deep learning (DL)-based Network Intrusion Detection System (NIDS) has demonstrated great promise in detecting malicious network traffic. However, they face significant security risks due to their vulnerability to adversarial examples…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-03-11 Pratyay Kumar , Abu Saleh Md Tayeen , Satyajayant Misra , Huiping Cao , Jiefei Liu , Qixu Gong , Jayashree Harikumar

Network intrusion detection systems (NIDS) to detect malicious attacks continue to meet challenges. NIDS are often developed offline while they face auto-generated port scan infiltration attempts, resulting in a significant time lag from…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-09-09 Zong-Zhi Lin , Thomas D. Pike , Mark M. Bailey , Nathaniel D. Bastian

Recent advances in artificial intelligence and the increasing need for powerful defensive measures in the domain of network security, have led to the adoption of deep learning approaches for use in network intrusion detection systems. These…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-10-26 Joseph Clements , Yuzhe Yang , Ankur Sharma , Hongxin Hu , Yingjie Lao

Nowadays, numerous applications incorporate machine learning (ML) algorithms due to their prominent achievements. However, many studies in the field of computer vision have shown that ML can be fooled by intentionally crafted instances,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-03-14 Islam Debicha , Benjamin Cochez , Tayeb Kenaza , Thibault Debatty , Jean-Michel Dricot , Wim Mees

Machine learning has been used to detect new malware in recent years, while malware authors have strong motivation to attack such algorithms. Malware authors usually have no access to the detailed structures and parameters of the machine…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2017-02-21 Weiwei Hu , Ying Tan

Deep neural networks (DNNs) have been found to be vulnerable to adversarial examples resulting from adding small-magnitude perturbations to inputs. Such adversarial examples can mislead DNNs to produce adversary-selected results. Different…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-02-15 Chaowei Xiao , Bo Li , Jun-Yan Zhu , Warren He , Mingyan Liu , Dawn Song

Due to the growing rise of cyber attacks in the Internet, flow-based data sets are crucial to increase the performance of the Machine Learning (ML) components that run in network-based intrusion detection systems (IDS). To overcome the…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-02-09 Alberto Mozo , Ángel González-Prieto , Antonio Pastor , Sandra Gómez-Canaval , Edgar Talavera

Due to its high expressiveness and speed, Deep Learning (DL) has become an increasingly popular choice as the detection algorithm for Network-based Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDSes). Unfortunately, DL algorithms are vulnerable to…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-04-14 Ke He , Dan Dongseong Kim , Jing Sun , Jeong Do Yoo , Young Hun Lee , Huy Kang Kim

Network security is a critical concern in the digital landscape of today, with users demanding secure browsing experiences and protection of their personal data. This study explores the dynamic integration of Machine Learning (ML)…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-04-17 Pablo Benlloch , Oscar Romero , Antonio Leon , Jaime Lloret

Our increasingly connected world continues to face an ever-growing amount of network-based attacks. Intrusion detection systems (IDS) are an essential security technology for detecting these attacks. Although numerous machine learning-based…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-01-10 Caroline Strickland , Chandrika Saha , Muhammad Zakar , Sareh Nejad , Noshin Tasnim , Daniel Lizotte , Anwar Haque

Deep neural networks (DNNs) are vulnerable to adversarial examples, which are crafted by adding imperceptible perturbations to inputs. Recently different attacks and strategies have been proposed, but how to generate adversarial examples…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-01-13 Tao Bai , Jun Zhao , Jinlin Zhu , Shoudong Han , Jiefeng Chen , Bo Li , Alex Kot

Machine Learning (ML) techniques are increasingly adopted to tackle ever-evolving high-profile network attacks, including DDoS, botnet, and ransomware, due to their unique ability to extract complex patterns hidden in data streams. These…

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