Intelligent Techniques for Detecting Network Attacks: Review and Research Directions

The significant growth in the use of the Internet and the rapid development of network technologies are associated with an increased risk of network attacks. Network attacks refer to all types of unauthorized access to a network including any attempts to damage and disrupt the network, often leading...

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Autores principales: Malak Aljabri, Sumayh S. Aljameel, Rami Mustafa A. Mohammad, Sultan H. Almotiri, Samiha Mirza, Fatima M. Anis, Menna Aboulnour, Dorieh M. Alomari, Dina H. Alhamed, Hanan S. Altamimi
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:83753ac8cfef40259c8bd8b94378d7e52021-11-11T19:05:18ZIntelligent Techniques for Detecting Network Attacks: Review and Research Directions10.3390/s212170701424-8220https://doaj.org/article/83753ac8cfef40259c8bd8b94378d7e52021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/21/7070https://doaj.org/toc/1424-8220The significant growth in the use of the Internet and the rapid development of network technologies are associated with an increased risk of network attacks. Network attacks refer to all types of unauthorized access to a network including any attempts to damage and disrupt the network, often leading to serious consequences. Network attack detection is an active area of research in the community of cybersecurity. In the literature, there are various descriptions of network attack detection systems involving various intelligent-based techniques including machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) models. However, although such techniques have proved useful within specific domains, no technique has proved useful in mitigating all kinds of network attacks. This is because some intelligent-based approaches lack essential capabilities that render them reliable systems that are able to confront different types of network attacks. This was the main motivation behind this research, which evaluates contemporary intelligent-based research directions to address the gap that still exists in the field. The main components of any intelligent-based system are the training datasets, the algorithms, and the evaluation metrics; these were the main benchmark criteria used to assess the intelligent-based systems included in this research article. This research provides a rich source of references for scholars seeking to determine their scope of research in this field. Furthermore, although the paper does present a set of suggestions about future inductive directions, it leaves the reader free to derive additional insights about how to develop intelligent-based systems to counter current and future network attacks.Malak AljabriSumayh S. AljameelRami Mustafa A. MohammadSultan H. AlmotiriSamiha MirzaFatima M. AnisMenna AboulnourDorieh M. AlomariDina H. AlhamedHanan S. AltamimiMDPI AGarticlenetwork securitynetwork attacksattack detectionmachine learningdeep learningChemical technologyTP1-1185ENSensors, Vol 21, Iss 7070, p 7070 (2021)
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topic network security
network attacks
attack detection
machine learning
deep learning
Chemical technology
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spellingShingle network security
network attacks
attack detection
machine learning
deep learning
Chemical technology
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Malak Aljabri
Sumayh S. Aljameel
Rami Mustafa A. Mohammad
Sultan H. Almotiri
Samiha Mirza
Fatima M. Anis
Menna Aboulnour
Dorieh M. Alomari
Dina H. Alhamed
Hanan S. Altamimi
Intelligent Techniques for Detecting Network Attacks: Review and Research Directions
description The significant growth in the use of the Internet and the rapid development of network technologies are associated with an increased risk of network attacks. Network attacks refer to all types of unauthorized access to a network including any attempts to damage and disrupt the network, often leading to serious consequences. Network attack detection is an active area of research in the community of cybersecurity. In the literature, there are various descriptions of network attack detection systems involving various intelligent-based techniques including machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) models. However, although such techniques have proved useful within specific domains, no technique has proved useful in mitigating all kinds of network attacks. This is because some intelligent-based approaches lack essential capabilities that render them reliable systems that are able to confront different types of network attacks. This was the main motivation behind this research, which evaluates contemporary intelligent-based research directions to address the gap that still exists in the field. The main components of any intelligent-based system are the training datasets, the algorithms, and the evaluation metrics; these were the main benchmark criteria used to assess the intelligent-based systems included in this research article. This research provides a rich source of references for scholars seeking to determine their scope of research in this field. Furthermore, although the paper does present a set of suggestions about future inductive directions, it leaves the reader free to derive additional insights about how to develop intelligent-based systems to counter current and future network attacks.
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author Malak Aljabri
Sumayh S. Aljameel
Rami Mustafa A. Mohammad
Sultan H. Almotiri
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Menna Aboulnour
Dorieh M. Alomari
Dina H. Alhamed
Hanan S. Altamimi
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Dina H. Alhamed
Hanan S. Altamimi
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title Intelligent Techniques for Detecting Network Attacks: Review and Research Directions
title_short Intelligent Techniques for Detecting Network Attacks: Review and Research Directions
title_full Intelligent Techniques for Detecting Network Attacks: Review and Research Directions
title_fullStr Intelligent Techniques for Detecting Network Attacks: Review and Research Directions
title_full_unstemmed Intelligent Techniques for Detecting Network Attacks: Review and Research Directions
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