DDoS-FOCUS: A Distributed DoS Attacks Mitigation using Deep Learning Approach for a Secure IoT Network

Mohammed Al-Khafajiy, Thar Baker, Ghaith Al-Tameemi

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Abstract

The fast growth of the Internet of Things devices and communication protocols poses equal opportunities for lifestyle-boosting services and pools for cyber attacks. Usually, IoT network attackers gain access to a large number of IoT (e.g., things and fog nodes) by exploiting their vulnerabilities to set up attack armies, then attacking other devices/nodes in the IoT network. The Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) flooding-attacks are prominent attacks on IoT. DDoS concerns security professionals due to its nature in forming sophisticated attacks that can be bandwidth-busting. DDoS can cause unplanned IoT-services outages, hence requiring prompt and efficient DDoS mitigation. In this paper, we propose a DDoS-FOCUS; a solution to mitigate DDoS attacks on fog nodes. The solution encompasses a machine learning model implanted at fog nodes to detect DDoS attackers. A hybrid deep learning model was developed using Conventional Neural Network and Bidirectional LSTM (CNN-BiLSTM) to mitigate future DDoS attacks. A preliminary test of the proposed model produced an accuracy of 99.8% in detecting DDoS attacks.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2023 IEEE International Conference on Edge Computing and Communications (EDGE)
EditorsClaudio Ardagna, Feras Awaysheh, Hongyi Bian, Carl K. Chang, Rong N. Chang, Flavia Delicato, Nirmit Desai, Jing Fan, Geoffrey C. Fox, Andrzej Goscinski, Zhi Jin, Anna Kobusinska, Omer Rana
PublisherIEEE
Pages393 - 399
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9798350304831
ISBN (Print)9798350304831
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2023
EventIEEE International Conference on Edge Computing and Communications - Chicago, United States
Duration: 2 Jul 20238 Jul 2023
Conference number: 2023
https://conferences.computer.org/edge/2023/

Publication series

Name2023 IEEE International Conference on Edge Computing and Communications (EDGE)
PublisherIEEE

Conference

ConferenceIEEE International Conference on Edge Computing and Communications
Abbreviated titleEDGE
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityChicago
Period2/07/238/07/23
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