Intrusion Detection Systems in IoT Networks

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce a forthcoming Special Issue, upcoming for publication in the journal of Information. We aim to cover a broad range of subjects related to intrusion detection systems (IDS) in IoT networks, and hope that we will be joined in this endeavor by research leaders in this field.

IoT is a type of network that connects all sorts of different applications based
on the convergence of smart objects and the Internet. In recent years, IoT has penetrated every aspect of life, including the human body, home, and the living environment. Moreover, it is increasingly being adapted to a higher level of usage by various private and public sectors, such as military and nuclear facilities, civilian institutions/organizations, and governmental bodies. The aim is to improve their capacity in terms of environmental management, decision making, intelligence, among other goals. Such vast and vital applications come with security risks and threats.

An IoT network provides powerful computations, as well as valuable and sensitive data collected from interconnected devices within the corresponding IoT network. These devices are usually developed based on specific types of functionalities, which are based in turn on low cost and limited resources in computational capabilities, power, and storage. As a result, such networks are vulnerable to a wide array of security threats. Securing IoT networks is vital due to the importance and sensitivity of the data they collect.

The nature of IoT networks, such as interconnecting a large number of devices with limited resources, and heterogeneity between various IoT networks, raises security challenges. As a result, traditional security methods, such as cryptography, are less effective against IoT cyberattacks. Accordingly, different methodologies and technologies are needed for detecting cyberattacks in IoT networks.

We invite researchers to submit scholarly articles on a range of topics including, but not limited to the following topics:

• Data confidentiality and authentication in IoT networks
• Access control within the IoT networks
• Privacy and trust among users and things
• Enforcement of security and privacy policies
• Strategies for hosting IDS agents in IoT devices
• Methodologies of adapting IDS to IoT architectures
• Taxonomy of IDS for IoT networks
• Placement of IDS in IoT networks
• Comparison of different IDSs
• Validation strategies
• Secure alert traffic and management
• Network administrations for IoT in the presence of IDS
• Autonomic IDSs
• Incorporating machine learning strategies for IDS in IoT networks

Dr. Jian Tang
Guest Editor

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