The internet of things (IoT) is prone to various types of denial of service (DoS) attacks due to their resource-constrained nature. Extensive research efforts have been dedicated to securing these systems, but various vulnerabilities remain. Notably,...
The presence of malevolent nodes in mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) would lead to genuine security concerns. These nodes may disturb the routing process or deform the pattern of the data packets passing through the network. The MANET is extremely lia...
Routing attacks are a major security issue for Internet of Things (IoT) networks utilising routing protocols, as malicious actors can overwhelm resource-constrained devices with denial-of-service (DoS) attacks, notably rank and blackhole attacks. In...
The increasing reliance on cyber-physical systems (CPSs) in critical domains such as healthcare, smart grids, and intelligent transportation systems necessitates robust security measures to protect against cyber threats. Among these threats, blackhol...
The self-organizing nature of the Mobile Ad hoc Networks (MANETs) provide a communication channel anywhere, anytime without any pre-existing network infrastructure. However, it is exposed to various vulnerabilities that may be exploited by the malici...
Delay-tolerant networking (DTN) enables communication in disruptive scenarios where issues such as sparse and intermittent connectivity, long and variable delays, high latency, high error rates, or no end-to-end connectivity exist. Internet of Vehicl...
In IoT networks, the de facto Routing Protocol for Low Power and Lossy Networks (RPL) is vulnerable to various attacks. Routing attacks in RPL-based IoT are becoming critical with the increase in the number of IoT applications and devices globally. T...
This research utilizes machine learning (ML)-based malicious node detection techniques to effectively incorporate security and trustworthiness into fifth-generation (5G) and Vehicular Ad hoc Network (VANET) systems, in contrast to traditional methods...
Recently, research into Wireless Body-Area Sensor Networks (WBASN) or Wireless Body-Area Networks (WBAN) has gained much importance in medical applications, and now plays a significant role in patient monitoring. Among the various operations, routing...
In the Internet of Things (IoT), the de facto Routing Protocol for Low Power and Lossy Networks (RPL) is susceptible to several disruptive attacks based on its functionalities and features. Among various RPL security solutions, a trust-based security...
Intermittently Connected Wireless Networks (ICWNs) are characterized by dynamic node mobility and the absence of persistent end-to-end paths, making them highly susceptible to security threats. This paper proposes a novel secure routing protocol, cal...
The use of resource-constrained Low-Power and Lossy Networks (LLNs), where the IPv6 Routing Protocol for LLNs (RPL) is the de facto routing standard, has increased due to the Internet of Things’ (IoT) explosive growth. Because of the dynamic na...
Vehicle ad hoc networks (VANETs) are a vital part of intelligent transportation systems (ITS), offering a variety of advantages from reduced traffic to increased road safety. Despite their benefits, VANETs remain vulnerable to various security threat...
Mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) are now key in today’s new world. They are critically needed in many situations when it is crucial to form a network on the fly while not having the luxury of time or resources to configure devices, build infrast...
The Internet of Everything (IoE) is a smart system that interconnects smart entities by incorporating low-cost or low-energy gadgets that are useful for communication with people, processes, data, and devices/things. In such an instantaneously connec...
A multitude of smart things and wirelessly connected Sensor Nodes (SNs) have pervasively facilitated the use of smart applications in every domain of life. Along with the bounties of smart things and applications, there are hazards of external and in...
We consider the fourth-order differential theory of gravitation to treat the problem of singularity avoidance: studying the short-distance behaviour in the case of black-holes and the big-bang we are going to see a way to attack the issue from a gene...
The air–ground integrated Internet of Vehicles (IoV), which incorporates unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), is a key component of a three-dimensional intelligent transportation system. Task offloading is crucial to improving the overall efficienc...
An Intrusion detection system is an essential security tool for protecting services and infrastructures of wireless sensor networks from unseen and unpredictable attacks. Few works of machine learning have been proposed for intrusion detection in wir...
The Internet of Things (IoT) has become very popular during the last decade by providing new solutions to modern industry and to entire societies. At the same time, the rise of the industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) has provided various benefits by...
The Internet of Things (IoT) has become increasingly popular, and opened new possibilities for applications in various domains. However, the IoT also poses security challenges due to the limited resources of the devices and its dynamic network topolo...
Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are essential in many areas, from healthcare to environmental monitoring. However, WSNs are vulnerable to routing attacks that might jeopardize network performance and data integrity due to their inherent vulnerabiliti...
The impressive growth rate of the Internet of Things (IoT) has drawn the attention of cybercriminals more than ever. The growing number of cyber-attacks on IoT devices and intermediate communication media backs the claim. Attacks on IoT, if they rema...
Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are the key underlying technology of the Internet of Things (IoT); however, these networks are energy constrained. Security has become a major challenge with the significant increase in deployed sensors, necessitating...
Owing to the hasty growth of communication technologies in the Underwater Internet of Things (UIoT), many researchers and industries focus on enhancing the existing technologies of UIoT systems for developing numerous applications such as oceanograph...
Oil and gas pipelines are critical infrastructures that require continuous and reliable monitoring to detect leaks, pressure anomalies, corrosion, and unauthorized activities. Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have emerged as an effective solution for...
The Internet of things (IoT) is a concept that has gained traction over the last decade. IoT networks have evolved around the wireless sensor network (WSN), and the following research looks at relevant IoT concepts and the different security issues t...
Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are integral components of smart environments. These allow monitoring and communication to take place autonomously across distributed sensor nodes. Nevertheless, they suffer from constrained resources that make them su...
The massive modern technical revolution in electronics, cognitive computing, and sensing has provided critical infrastructure for the development of today’s Internet of Things (IoT) for a wide range of applications. However, because endpoint de...
Mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) are highly vulnerable to denial-of-service (DoS) attacks because their decentralized operation, rapidly changing topology, and constrained node resources limit the use of heavyweight security mechanisms. This paper pre...
Intrusion detection systems plays a pivotal role in detecting malicious activities that denigrate the performance of the network. Mobile adhoc networks (MANETs) and wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are a form of wireless network that can transfer data...
The increasing prevalence of cyber threats in wireless sensor networks (WSNs) necessitates adaptive and efficient security mechanisms to ensure robust data transmission while addressing resource constraints. This paper proposes a reinforcement learni...