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Title Generating Synthetic Dataset for ML-Based IDS Using CTGAN and Feature Selection to Protect Smart IoT Environments
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Authors Alabdulwahab, S; Kim, YT; Seo, A; Son, Y
Title Generating Synthetic Dataset for ML-Based IDS Using CTGAN and Feature Selection to Protect Smart IoT Environments
Year 2023
Published Applied Sciences-Basel, 13, 19
DOI 10.3390/app131910951
Abstract Networks within the Internet of Things (IoT) have some of the most targeted devices due to their lightweight design and the sensitive data exchanged through smart city networks. One way to protect a system from an attack is to use machine learning (ML)-based intrusion detection systems (IDSs), significantly improving classification tasks. Training ML algorithms require a large network traffic dataset; however, large storage and months of recording are required to capture the attacks, which is costly for IoT environments. This study proposes an ML pipeline using the conditional tabular generative adversarial network (CTGAN) model to generate a synthetic dataset. Then, the synthetic dataset was evaluated using several types of statistical and ML metrics. Using a decision tree, the accuracy of the generated dataset reached 0.99, and its lower complexity reached 0.05 s training and 0.004 s test times. The results show that synthetic data accurately reflect real data and are less complex, making them suitable for IoT environments and smart city applications. Thus, the generated synthetic dataset can further train models to secure IoT networks and applications.
Author Keywords intrusion detection system; machine learning; information security; IoT; CTGAN; advanced persistent threat
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:001083747500001
WoS Category Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; Engineering, Multidisciplinary; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Physics, Applied
Research Area Chemistry; Engineering; Materials Science; Physics
PDF https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/19/10951/pdf?version=1696405900
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