Ming Wan¹, Minglei Hao¹, Jiawei Li¹, Jiangyuan Yao^2,*, Yan Song³

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.77, No.3, pp. 3573-3592, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.044857

Abstract The process control-oriented threat, which can exploit OT (Operational Technology) vulnerabilities to forcibly insert abnormal control commands or status information, has become one of the most devastating cyber attacks in industrial automation control. To effectively detect this threat, this paper proposes one functional pattern-related anomaly detection approach, which skillfully collaborates the BinSeg (Binary Segmentation) algorithm with FSM (Finite State Machine) to identify anomalies between measuring data and control data. By detecting the change points of measuring data, the BinSeg algorithm is introduced to generate some initial sequence segments, which can be further classified and merged into different functional patterns due… More >

Manjur Kolhar^*, Sultan Mesfer Aldossary

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.77, No.3, pp. 2857-2879, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.042726

Abstract In many commercial and public sectors, the Internet of Things (IoT) is deeply embedded. Cyber security threats aimed at compromising the security, reliability, or accessibility of data are a serious concern for the IoT. Due to the collection of data from several IoT devices, the IoT presents unique challenges for detecting anomalous behavior. It is the responsibility of an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to ensure the security of a network by reporting any suspicious activity. By identifying failed and successful attacks, IDS provides a more comprehensive security capability. A reliable and efficient anomaly detection system is essential for IoT-driven decision-making.… More >

Wei Zhang¹, Ping He^2,*, Ting Li², Fan Yang¹, Ying Liu³

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.77, No.2, pp. 1893-1910, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.044253

Abstract Some reconstruction-based anomaly detection models in multivariate time series have brought impressive performance advancements but suffer from weak generalization ability and a lack of anomaly identification. These limitations can result in the misjudgment of models, leading to a degradation in overall detection performance. This paper proposes a novel transformer-like anomaly detection model adopting a contrastive learning module and a memory block (CLME) to overcome the above limitations. The contrastive learning module tailored for time series data can learn the contextual relationships to generate temporal fine-grained representations. The memory block can record normal patterns of these representations through the utilization of… More >

Adel Alkhalil^1,*, Abdulaziz Aljaloud¹, Diaa Uliyan¹, Mohammed Altameemi¹, Magdy Abdelrhman^2,3, Yaser Altameemi⁴, Aakash Ahmad⁵, Romany Fouad Mansour⁶

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.77, No.2, pp. 2049-2078, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.044506

Abstract Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems are computer systems that gather and analyze real-time data, distributed control systems are specially designed automated control system that consists of geographically distributed control elements, and other smaller control systems such as programmable logic controllers are industrial solid-state computers that monitor inputs and outputs and make logic-based decisions. In recent years, there has been a lot of focus on the security of industrial control systems. Due to the advancement in information technologies, the risk of cyberattacks on industrial control system has been drastically increased. Because they are so inextricably tied to human life,… More >

Ju Hyeon Lee¹, Jiho Shin², Jung Taek Seo^3,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.77, No.1, pp. 757-779, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.039461

Abstract As energy-related problems continue to emerge, the need for stable energy supplies and issues regarding both environmental and safety require urgent consideration. Renewable energy is becoming increasingly important, with solar power accounting for the most significant proportion of renewables. As the scale and importance of solar energy have increased, cyber threats against solar power plants have also increased. So, we need an anomaly detection system that effectively detects cyber threats to solar power plants. However, as mentioned earlier, the existing solar power plant anomaly detection system monitors only operating information such as power generation, making it difficult to detect cyberattacks.… More >

Sun-Woo Yun¹, Na-Eun Park¹, Il-Gu Lee^1,2,*

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.37, No.3, pp. 2897-2917, 2023, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2023.039940

Abstract As time and space constraints decrease due to the development of wireless communication network technology, the scale and scope of cyberattacks targeting the Internet of Things (IoT) are increasing. However, it is difficult to apply high-performance security modules to the IoT owing to the limited battery, memory capacity, and data transmission performance depending on the size of the device. Conventional research has mainly reduced power consumption by lightening encryption algorithms. However, it is difficult to defend large-scale information systems and networks against advanced and intelligent attacks because of the problem of deteriorating security performance. In this study, we propose wake-up… More >

Wenlu Ji¹, Yingqi Liao^1,*, Liudong Zhang²

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.37, No.3, pp. 2825-2848, 2023, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2023.039618

Abstract Existing power anomaly detection is mainly based on a pattern matching algorithm. However, this method requires a lot of manual work, is time-consuming, and cannot detect unknown anomalies. Moreover, a large amount of labeled anomaly data is required in machine learning-based anomaly detection. Therefore, this paper proposes the application of a generative adversarial network (GAN) to massive data stream anomaly identification, diagnosis, and prediction in power dispatching automation systems. Firstly, to address the problem of the small amount of anomaly data, a GAN is used to obtain reliable labeled datasets for fault diagnosis model training based on a few labeled… More >

Y. Sarada Devi, M. Roopa

Journal of Cyber Security, Vol.4, No.4, pp. 299-299, 2022, DOI:10.32604/jcs.2022.040534

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Mingguang Yu^1,2, Xia Zhang^1,2,*

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.37, No.2, pp. 1787-1806, 2023, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2023.038798

Abstract As cloud system architectures evolve continuously, the interactions among distributed components in various roles become increasingly complex. This complexity makes it difficult to detect anomalies in cloud systems. The system status can no longer be determined through individual key performance indicators (KPIs) but through joint judgments based on synergistic relationships among distributed components. Furthermore, anomalies in modern cloud systems are usually not sudden crashes but rather gradual, chronic, localized failures or quality degradations in a weakly available state. Therefore, accurately modeling cloud systems and mining the hidden system state is crucial. To address this challenge, we propose an anomaly detection… More >

Bingcheng Jiang, Qian He^*, Zhongyi Zhai, Hang Su

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.37, No.2, pp. 2335-2353, 2023, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2023.039989

Abstract Software-defined networking (SDN) enables the separation of control and data planes, allowing for centralized control and management of the network. Without adequate access control methods, the risk of unauthorized access to the network and its resources increases significantly. This can result in various security breaches. In addition, if authorized devices are attacked or controlled by hackers, they may turn into malicious devices, which can cause severe damage to the network if their abnormal behaviour goes undetected and their access privileges are not promptly restricted. To solve those problems, an anomaly detection and access control mechanism based on SDN and neural… More >