Jermina F., Naveen A, Dharaneeshwaran K, Harish Kumar.D, Santhosh kumar.P | International Journal of Broadband Cellular Communication | Vol 11, Issue 02 | pp. 31-38 | ISSN: 2455-8532
Abstract
The rapid advancement and widespread adoption of internet technologies have led to a surge in cyber-attacks, with botnet attacks emerging as particularly detrimental. Identifying botnet activities is increasingly challenging due to the diverse attack vectors and the evolving nature of malware. As the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to expand, network devices become more vulnerable to these sophisticated attacks, resulting in significant security breaches and financial losses. In order to tackle this issue, we suggest a hybrid machine learning model for efficient botnet detection in Internet of Things (IoT) settings. This model utilizes a unique stacking technique that combines Artificial Neural Networks (ANN), Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN), Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks, and Recurrent Neural Networks (RNN) into a unified system known as ACLR. When compared to other models, ours performs better, with a testing accuracy of 96.98%. A high Precision-Recall Area Under the Curve (PR-AUC) score of 0.9950 and a high Receiver Operating Characteristic Area Under the Curve (ROC-AUC) score of 0.9934 demonstrate the ACLR model's superiority in botnet detection. Comparative analysis with existing state-of-the-art techniques highlights the effectiveness of the ACLR model in capturing the complex patterns of botnet activities, thereby offering a promising solution for enhancing cybersecurity measures in IoT environments.
Botnet Detection,Hybrid Machine Learning,Artificial Neural Networks (ANN),Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN),Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM),Recurrent,Neural Networks (RNN),Internet of Things (IoT),Cybersecurity,Receiver,Operating Characteristic (ROC) Curve,Precision-Recall (PR) Curve
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How to cite this article
@article{FJ2025,
author = {Jermina F. and Naveen A and Dharaneeshwaran K and Harish Kumar.D and Santhosh kumar.P},
title = {Hybrid Machine Learning Model for EfficientBotnet Attack Detection in IoT Environment},
journal = {International Journal of Broadband Cellular Communication},
year = {2025},
volume = {11},
number = {02},
pages = {31--38},
issn = {2455-8532},
url = {https://journalspub.com/publication/ijbcc/article=22495}
}