Artificial Intelligence for Cybersecurity: Latest Advances and Prospects

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Computing and Artificial Intelligence".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 July 2024 | Viewed by 1244

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Dear Colleagues,

We are delighted to announce our Special Issue, entitled "Artificial Intelligence for Cybersecurity: Latest Advances and Prospects", in which we aim to explore the cutting-edge research and advancements in this exciting field.

As the digital landscape evolves and becomes increasingly interconnected, the reliance on artificial intelligence for safeguarding sensitive information and defending against cyber threats has grown tremendously. This Special Issue provides an in-depth analysis of the current state of research in artificial intelligence for cybersecurity. We expect to highlight advanced techniques, such as machine learning, deep learning, big data, and cloud computing, which have revolutionized the way that we detect and respond to cyber-attacks. Furthermore, we hope to discuss the challenges faced by researchers in effectively harnessing the power of AI to combat cyber threats, addressing issues related to information security and privacy.

We invite researchers and experts in the field of cybersecurity to contribute to this Special Issue. We welcome original research articles, review papers, and perspectives that shed light on the latest advancements in the field, offer valuable insights, or propose new approaches to enhance the security and resilience of our digital systems.

Dr. Shen Wang
Guest Editor

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Evaluating Ensemble Learning Mechanisms for Predicting Advanced Cyber Attacks
by Faeiz Alserhani and Alaa Aljared
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(24), 13310; https://doi.org/10.3390/app132413310 - 16 Dec 2023
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With the increased sophistication of cyber-attacks, there is a greater demand for effective network intrusion detection systems (NIDS) to protect against various threats. Traditional NIDS are incapable of detecting modern and sophisticated attacks due to the fact that they rely on pattern-matching models [...] Read more.
With the increased sophistication of cyber-attacks, there is a greater demand for effective network intrusion detection systems (NIDS) to protect against various threats. Traditional NIDS are incapable of detecting modern and sophisticated attacks due to the fact that they rely on pattern-matching models or simple activity analysis. Moreover, Intelligent NIDS based on Machine Learning (ML) models are still in the early stages and often exhibit low accuracy and high false positives, making them ineffective in detecting emerging cyber-attacks. On the other hand, improved detection and prediction frameworks provided by ensemble algorithms have demonstrated impressive outcomes in specific applications. In this research, we investigate the potential of ensemble models in the enhancement of NIDS functionalities in order to provide a reliable and intelligent security defense. We present a NIDS hybrid model that uses ensemble ML techniques to identify and prevent various intrusions more successfully than stand-alone approaches. A combination of several distinct machine learning methods is integrated into a hybrid framework. The UNSW-NB15 dataset is pre-processed, and its features are engineered prior to being used to train and evaluate the proposed model structure. The performance evaluation of the ensemble of various ML classifiers demonstrates that the proposed system outperforms individual model approaches. Using all the employed experimental combination forms, the designed model significantly enhances the detection accuracy attaining more than 99%, while false positives are reduced to less than 1%. Full article
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