Manuscript Number : IJSRST22548678

Network Security Threat Detection in IoT-Enabled Smart Cities

Authors(1) :-Nirup Kumar Reddy Pothireddy

Since security threats in IoT-enabled smart cities may not appear clear and present to detection mechanisms, efforts have been made to use artificial intelligence methods for anomaly detection. Anomaly detection has been performed using unsupervised learning approaches (Autoencoders, GANs, One-Class SVMs) in turn, with these instances considered security threats. In addition, an element for patches and traffic redirection in real time is included in the framework. Results show that the AI detection in general has much more security resilience, decreasing possible attack vectors. This makes the integration of various features like AI, blockchain, and IDS for a solid IoT security a must. Since security threats in IoT-enabled smart cities may not appear clear and present to detection mechanisms, efforts have been made to use artificial intelligence methods for anomaly detection. Anomaly detection has been performed using unsupervised learning approaches (Autoencoders, GANs, One-Class SVMs) in turn, with these instances considered security threats. In addition, an element for patches and traffic redirection in real time is included in the framework. Results show that the AI detection in general has much more security resilience, decreasing possible attack vectors. This makes the integration of various features like AI, blockchain, and IDS for a solid IoT security a must.

Authors and Affiliations

Nirup Kumar Reddy Pothireddy
Independent Researcher, USA

IoT Security, Smart Cities, Cyber Threat Detection, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), Machine Learning in Cybersecurity, Blockchain for IoT Security, Network Anomaly Detection, Data Privacy in IoT, Edge Computing Security, DDoS Mitigation in Smart Cities.

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Published in : Volume 9 | Issue 4 | July-August 2022
Date of Publication : 2022-07-14
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Nirup Kumar Reddy Pothireddy , " Network Security Threat Detection in IoT-Enabled Smart Cities", International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Volume 9, Issue 4, pp.784-799, July-August-2022. Available at doi : https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRST22548678    
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  • L. Da Xu, W. He, and S. Li, "Internet of Things in Industries: A Survey," IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 2233–2243, Nov. 2014.
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