Vehicular Network Security Through Optimized Deep Learning Model with Feature Selection Techniques
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Vehicular Network Security Through Optimized Deep Learning Model with Feature Selection Techniques

1 Department of Computer Science, Qurtuba University of Science & Information Technology, 25000 Peshawar, Pakistan
2 Department of Computer Science, Abbottabad University of Science and Technology, Abbottabad, Pakistan
3 College of Mechatronics and Control Engineering; and College of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
4 Faculty of Electrical Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Poland
5 Department of Computer Engineering, Gachon University, Seongnam 13120, Republic of Korea
* Corresponding Authors: Taj Rahman, [email protected]; Inam Ullah, [email protected]
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Abstract

In recent years, vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs) have faced growing security concerns, particularly from Denial of Service (DoS) and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. These attacks flood the network with malicious traffic, disrupting services and compromising resource availability. While various techniques have been proposed to address these threats, this study presents an optimized framework leveraging advanced deep-learning models for improved detection accuracy. The proposed Intrusion Detection System (IDS) employs Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN), Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM), and Deep Belief Networks (DBN) alongside robust feature selection techniques, Random Projection (RP) and Principal Component Analysis (PCA). This framework extracts and analyzes significant features using a publicly available application-layer DoS attack dataset, achieving higher detection accuracy than traditional methods. Experimental results indicate that combining CNN, LSTM networks, and DBN with feature selection techniques like Random Projection (RP) and PCA results in improved classification performance, achieving an accuracy of 0.994, surpassing the state-of-the-art machine learning models. This novel approach enhances the reliability and safety of vehicle communications by providing efficient, real-time threat detection. The findings contribute significantly to VANET security, laying a robust foundation for future advancements in connected vehicle protection.

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Vehicular Network Security Through Optimized Deep Learning Model with Feature Selection Techniques

Keywords

vehicular networks security denial of service (DoS) detection deep learning intrusion detection feature optimization techniques connected vehicle protection

Data Availability Statement

Data will be made available on request.

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This work was supported without any funding.

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The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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Khan, F. M., Rahman, T., Zeb, A., Haider, Z. A., Khan, I. U., Bilal, H., Khan, M. A. & Ullah, I. (2024). Vehicular Network Security Through Optimized Deep Learning Model with Feature Selection Techniques. ICCK Transactions on Sensing, Communication, and Control, 1(2), 136-153. https://doi.org/10.62762/TSCC.2024.626147
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AB  - In recent years, vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs) have faced growing security concerns, particularly from Denial of Service (DoS) and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. These attacks flood the network with malicious traffic, disrupting services and compromising resource availability. While various techniques have been proposed to address these threats, this study presents an optimized framework leveraging advanced deep-learning models for improved detection accuracy. The proposed Intrusion Detection System (IDS) employs Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN), Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM), and Deep Belief Networks (DBN) alongside robust feature selection techniques, Random Projection (RP) and Principal Component Analysis (PCA). This framework extracts and analyzes significant features using a publicly available application-layer DoS attack dataset, achieving higher detection accuracy than traditional methods. Experimental results indicate that combining CNN, LSTM networks, and DBN with feature selection techniques like Random Projection (RP) and PCA results in improved classification performance, achieving an accuracy of 0.994, surpassing the state-of-the-art machine learning models. This novel approach enhances the reliability and safety of vehicle communications by providing efficient, real-time threat detection. The findings contribute significantly to VANET security, laying a robust foundation for future advancements in connected vehicle protection.
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@article{Khan2024Vehicular,
  author = {Fida Muhammad Khan and Taj Rahman and Asim Zeb and Zeeshan Ali Haider and Inam Ullah Khan and Hazrat Bilal and Muhammad Abbas Khan and Inam Ullah},
  title = {Vehicular Network Security Through Optimized Deep Learning Model with Feature Selection Techniques},
  journal = {ICCK Transactions on Sensing, Communication, and Control},
  year = {2024},
  volume = {1},
  number = {2},
  pages = {136-153},
  doi = {10.62762/TSCC.2024.626147},
  url = {https://www.icck.org/article/abs/TSCC.2024.626147},
  abstract = {In recent years, vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs) have faced growing security concerns, particularly from Denial of Service (DoS) and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. These attacks flood the network with malicious traffic, disrupting services and compromising resource availability. While various techniques have been proposed to address these threats, this study presents an optimized framework leveraging advanced deep-learning models for improved detection accuracy. The proposed Intrusion Detection System (IDS) employs Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN), Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM), and Deep Belief Networks (DBN) alongside robust feature selection techniques, Random Projection (RP) and Principal Component Analysis (PCA). This framework extracts and analyzes significant features using a publicly available application-layer DoS attack dataset, achieving higher detection accuracy than traditional methods. Experimental results indicate that combining CNN, LSTM networks, and DBN with feature selection techniques like Random Projection (RP) and PCA results in improved classification performance, achieving an accuracy of 0.994, surpassing the state-of-the-art machine learning models. This novel approach enhances the reliability and safety of vehicle communications by providing efficient, real-time threat detection. The findings contribute significantly to VANET security, laying a robust foundation for future advancements in connected vehicle protection.},
  keywords = {vehicular networks security, denial of service (DoS) detection, deep learning intrusion detection, feature optimization techniques, connected vehicle protection},
  issn = {3068-9287},
  publisher = {Institute of Central Computation and Knowledge}
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