Federated Learning-Inspired Technique for Attack Classification in IoT Networks

More than 10-billion physical items are being linked to the internet to conduct activities more independently and with less human involvement owing to the Internet of Things (IoT) technology. IoT networks are considered a source of identifiable data for vicious attackers to carry out criminal action...

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Main Authors: Tariq Ahamed Ahanger, Abdulaziz Aldaej, Mohammed Atiquzzaman, Imdad Ullah, Muhammad Yousufudin
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-06-01
Series:Mathematics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/10/12/2141
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author Tariq Ahamed Ahanger
Abdulaziz Aldaej
Mohammed Atiquzzaman
Imdad Ullah
Muhammad Yousufudin
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Abdulaziz Aldaej
Mohammed Atiquzzaman
Imdad Ullah
Muhammad Yousufudin
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description More than 10-billion physical items are being linked to the internet to conduct activities more independently and with less human involvement owing to the Internet of Things (IoT) technology. IoT networks are considered a source of identifiable data for vicious attackers to carry out criminal actions using automated processes. Machine learning (ML)-assisted methods for IoT security have gained much attention in recent years. However, the ML-training procedure incorporates large data which is transferable to the central server since data are created continually by IoT devices at the edge. In other words, conventional ML relies on a single server to store all of its data, which makes it a less desirable option for domains concerned about user privacy. The Federated Learning (FL)-based anomaly detection technique, which utilizes decentralized on-device data to identify IoT network intrusions, represents the proposed solution to the aforementioned problem. By exchanging updated weights with the centralized FL-server, the data are kept on local IoT devices while federating training cycles over GRUs (Gated Recurrent Units) models. The ensemble module of the technique assesses updates from several sources for improving the accuracy of the global ML technique. Experiments have shown that the proposed method surpasses the state-of-the-art techniques in protecting user data by registering enhanced performance measures of Statistical Analysis, Energy Efficiency, Memory Utilization, Attack Classification, and Client Accuracy Analysis for the identification of attacks.
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spelling doaj.art-b25e4ae867ab4a2989935ee5d84b75d72023-11-23T17:50:21ZengMDPI AGMathematics2227-73902022-06-011012214110.3390/math10122141Federated Learning-Inspired Technique for Attack Classification in IoT NetworksTariq Ahamed Ahanger0Abdulaziz Aldaej1Mohammed Atiquzzaman2Imdad Ullah3Muhammad Yousufudin4College of Computer Engineering and Sciences, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Computer Engineering and Sciences, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi ArabiaSchool of Computer Science, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USACollege of Computer Engineering and Sciences, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Computer Engineering and Sciences, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi ArabiaMore than 10-billion physical items are being linked to the internet to conduct activities more independently and with less human involvement owing to the Internet of Things (IoT) technology. IoT networks are considered a source of identifiable data for vicious attackers to carry out criminal actions using automated processes. Machine learning (ML)-assisted methods for IoT security have gained much attention in recent years. However, the ML-training procedure incorporates large data which is transferable to the central server since data are created continually by IoT devices at the edge. In other words, conventional ML relies on a single server to store all of its data, which makes it a less desirable option for domains concerned about user privacy. The Federated Learning (FL)-based anomaly detection technique, which utilizes decentralized on-device data to identify IoT network intrusions, represents the proposed solution to the aforementioned problem. By exchanging updated weights with the centralized FL-server, the data are kept on local IoT devices while federating training cycles over GRUs (Gated Recurrent Units) models. The ensemble module of the technique assesses updates from several sources for improving the accuracy of the global ML technique. Experiments have shown that the proposed method surpasses the state-of-the-art techniques in protecting user data by registering enhanced performance measures of Statistical Analysis, Energy Efficiency, Memory Utilization, Attack Classification, and Client Accuracy Analysis for the identification of attacks.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/10/12/2141federated learningsecurityDDoS attackInternet of Things
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Mohammed Atiquzzaman
Imdad Ullah
Muhammad Yousufudin
Federated Learning-Inspired Technique for Attack Classification in IoT Networks
Mathematics
federated learning
security
DDoS attack
Internet of Things
title Federated Learning-Inspired Technique for Attack Classification in IoT Networks
title_full Federated Learning-Inspired Technique for Attack Classification in IoT Networks
title_fullStr Federated Learning-Inspired Technique for Attack Classification in IoT Networks
title_full_unstemmed Federated Learning-Inspired Technique for Attack Classification in IoT Networks
title_short Federated Learning-Inspired Technique for Attack Classification in IoT Networks
title_sort federated learning inspired technique for attack classification in iot networks
topic federated learning
security
DDoS attack
Internet of Things
url https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/10/12/2141
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