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Despite the surging development and utilization of IoT devices, the security of IoT devices is still in infancy. The security pitfalls of IoT devices have made it easy for hackers to take over IoT devices and use them for malicious…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-05-05 Syed Ghazanfar Abbas , Shahzaib Zahid , Faisal Hussain , Ghalib A. Shah , Muhammad Husnain

A botnet is an army of zombified computers infected with malware and controlled by malicious actors to carry out tasks such as Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. Billions of Internet of Things (IoT) devices are primarily targeted…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-11-16 Angela Grace Famera , Raj Mani Shukla , Suman Bhunia

The increasing integration of IoT-connected devices in smart grids has introduced new vulnerabilities at the distribution level. Of particular concern is the potential for cyberattacks that exploit high-wattage IoT devices, such as EV…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-27 Armita Khashayardoost , Ahmad Mohammad Saber , Deepa Kundur

Botnets are one of the online threats with the biggest presence, causing billionaire losses to global economies. Nowadays, the increasing number of devices connected to the Internet makes it necessary to analyze large amounts of network…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-07-02 Javier Velasco-Mata , Víctor González-Castro , Eduardo Fidalgo , Enrique Alegre

The proliferation of IoT systems, has seen them targeted by malicious third parties. To address this, realistic protection and investigation countermeasures need to be developed. Such countermeasures include network intrusion detection and…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2018-11-05 Nickolaos Koroniotis , Nour Moustafa , Elena Sitnikova , Benjamin Turnbull

The Internet as we know it Today, comprises several fundamental interrelated networks, among which is the Internet of Things (IoT). Despite their versatility, several IoT devices are vulnerable from a security perspective, which renders…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-10-28 Zainab Al-Othman , Mouhammd Alkasassbeh , Sherenaz AL-Haj Baddar

Recent research has shown that large-scale Internet of Things (IoT)-based load altering attacks can have a serious impact on power grid operations such as causing unsafe frequency excursions and destabilizing the grid's control loops. In…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-03-30 Subhash Lakshminarayana , Sondipon Adhikari , Carsten Maple

As the internet continues to be populated with new devices and emerging technologies, the attack surface grows exponentially. Technology is shifting towards a profit-driven Internet of Things market where security is an afterthought.…

The rapid growth of technology has led to the creation of computing networks. The applications of the Internet of Things are becoming more and more visible with the expansion and development of sensors and the use of a series of equipment…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-07-12 Amirabas Kabiri Zamani , Amirahmad Chapnevis

We provide methods to prevent line failures in the power grid caused by a newly revealed MAnipulation of Demand (MAD) attacks via an IoT botnet of high-wattage devices. In particular, we develop two algorithms named Securing Additional…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2018-08-14 Saleh Soltan , Prateek Mittal , H. Vincent Poor

Botnet attacks are a major threat to networked systems because of their ability to turn the network nodes that they compromise into additional attackers, leading to the spread of high volume attacks over long periods. The detection of such…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-03-27 Erol Gelenbe , Mert Nakıp

Recent years witnessed a surge in network traffic due to the emergence of new online services, causing periodic saturation and complexity problems. Additionally, the growing number of IoT devices further compounds the problem. Software…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-01-18 Jaime Tamayo , Lorena Isabel Barona López , Ángel Leonardo Valdivieso Caraguay

Ensuring the reliability of machine learning-based intrusion detection systems remains a critical challenge in Internet of Things (IoT) environments, particularly as data poisoning attacks increasingly threaten the integrity of model…

IoT devices particularly microcontrollers are challenged by their inherent limitations in processing capabilities, memory capacity, and energy conservation. Securing communication within IoT networks is further complicated by the…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-05-14 Vasilis Ieropoulos , Eirini Anthi , Theodoros Spyridopoulos , Pete Burnap , Aftab Khan , Pietro Carnelli

Volumetric Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks have been a recurrent issue on the Internet. These attacks generate a flooding of fake network traffic to interfere with targeted servers or network links. Despite many efforts to…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2016-12-01 Michele Nogueira

With the growing share of renewable energy sources, the uncertainty in power supply is increasing. In addition to the inherent fluctuations in the renewables, this is due to the threat of deliberate malicious attacks, which may become more…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-02-15 Sarah Braun , Sebastian Albrecht , Sergio Lucia

One of the most significant threats faced by enterprise networks today is from Bots. A Bot is a program that operates as an agent for a user and runs automated tasks over the internet, at a much higher rate than would be possible for a…

With the rapid growth in the number of IoT devices being added to the network, a major concern that arises is the security of these systems. As these devices are resource constrained, safety measures are difficult to implement on the edge.…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-10-12 A. Bhanpurawala , K. El-Fakih , I. Zualkernan

Botnets are among the most persistent cyber threats, enabling large-scale attacks such as spam, credential theft, and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS). While deep learning approaches have recently been applied to botnet detection, they…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-05-25 Subhash Gurappa , Yashas Hariprasad , Sundararaj Sitharama Iyengar , Naveen Kumar Chaudhary

The modern power grid increasingly depends on advanced information and communication technology (ICT) systems to enhance performance and reliability through real-time monitoring, intelligent control, and bidirectional communication.…