arXiv:2608.22075v2 Announce Type: replace-cross
Abstract: Adversaries now move faster than manual response processes can absorb. The average eCrime breakout time, that is, the interval between initia...
By Alexandre Amaral, Fernando Moro, Ana Malheiro
arXiv:2606. 17109v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Given their effectiveness in modeling the relational structure among network traffic flows, graph neural networks (GNNs) have been widely adopted in network intrusion detection systems (NIDSs).
By Jianli Dai, Guangwei Wu, Jiacheng Li, Weiping Wang, An He, Xinjun Xiao
arXiv:2609.36039v1 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: Machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) have dominated Intrusion Detection System (IDS) research in recent years. Unfortunately, many existing s...
By Yufeng Xin, Bryant Goseland, Mohamed Rahouti
arXiv:2606. 05776v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: With the rapid proliferation of IoT devices, security concerns have dramatically escalated and intrusion detection systems have become critical for protecting networked environments.
By Mohammad Tariq Ikhlas, Pohanyar Khowaja Khil, Malik Muhammad Mueed Aslam, Muhammad Khuram Shahzad
arXiv:2608. 13575v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Recent machine learning (ML) advances have demonstrated that deep learning (DL) achieves impressive results in different application domains, including the classification of computer network traffic to corresponding applications.
By Igor Cherepanov, David Sessler, Alex Ulmer, Felix Wagner, Throsten May, J\"orn Kohlhammer
arXiv:2606. 09934v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Feature selection is critical for network intrusion detection systems (NIDS) operating under high-dimensional, highly imbalanced traffic, as found in operational and defense networks.
By Abu Fuad Ahmad, Istiaque Ahmed
arXiv:2602. 01359v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Although recent studies on time-series anomaly detection have increasingly adopted ever-larger neural network architectures such as transformers and foundation models, they incur high computational costs and memory usage, making them impractical for real-time and resource-constrained scenarios.
By Jinju Park, Seokho Kang
arXiv:2606. 05714v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Digital infrastructure is growing at a rapid pace in the United States, and as a result, exposure to advanced cyber threats to critical sectors including healthcare, finance, transportation, energy and government systems is growing.
By Md. Iqbal Hossan, Md. Serajul Kabir Chowdhury Rubel, Md. Arifur Rahman, B. M. Taslimul Haque
arXiv:2609.05701v1 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: One of the biggest risks faced by Software Defined Networks (SDN) is the Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack in which a compromised controlle...
By Adeel Ahmad, Ali Akarma, Ahmad Ali, Hammad Muneer, Toqeer Ali Syed
The paper investigates whether machine learning models for IoT intrusion detection truly learn attack patterns or rely on dataset shortcuts. Using the CyberFlowIoT-GICAP benchmark, the authors evaluate four learning paradigms across different feature sets and split strategies, finding that performance is largely driven by feature representation and that tree-based models can exploit temporal artifacts. The study also highlights asymmetric attack detectability and proposes a four-point protocol checklist for realistic evaluation.
By Uday Shankar Roy, Mahbuba Jahan Minu
arXiv:2603. 17717v4 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Supervised detection of network attacks has always been a critical part of network intrusion detection systems (NIDS).
By Iakovos-Christos Zarkadis, Christos Douligeris
Machine learning network intrusion detection systems (IDS) rely on aggregate flow statistics that discard distributional structure, while established entropy measures require raw packet sequences unavailable in pre-aggregated flow datasets. We propose Multi-Level Distributional Entropy (MDE), an analytical framework that derives interpretable entropy features directly from flow-level summary statistics at three levels: within-flow Gaussian differential entropy, cross-directional Jensen-Shannon divergence (JSD), and Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) flag-pattern Shannon entropy, without raw packet access or training data.