Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education
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Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education


Volume
& Issue

Volume 14, Issue 3


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Pages

846-856


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Article

Block Hunter Federated Learning for Cyber Threat Hunting in Blockchain-based IIoT Networks


Authors

C. Gazala Akhtar* Affiliation:
Assistant Professor, Department of CSE-Cyber Security, Malla Reddy Engineering College for Women (A), Maisammaguda, Medchal, Telangana
, B. Srija Affiliation:
UG Students, Department of CSE(CS), MallaReddy Engineering College for Women, Hyderabad, TS, India.
, D. Sneha Affiliation:
UG Students, Department of CSE(CS), MallaReddy Engineering College for Women, Hyderabad, TS, India.
, D. Deekshitha Affiliation:
UG Students, Department of CSE(CS), MallaReddy Engineering College for Women, Hyderabad, TS, India.
and T. Bhavana Affiliation:
UG Students, Department of CSE(CS), MallaReddy Engineering College for Women, Hyderabad, TS, India.


Abstract

Nowadays, blockchain -based technologies are being developed in various industries to improve data security. In the context of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), a chain-based network is one of the most notable applications of blockchain technology. IIoT devices have become increasingly prevalent in our digital world, especially in support of developing smart factories. Although blockchain is a powerful tool, it is vulnerable to cyber attacks. Detecting anomalies in blockchain -based IIoT networks in smart factories is crucial in protecting networks and systems from unexpected attacks. In this paper, we use Federated Learning (FL) to build a threat hunting framework called Block Hunter to automatically hunt for attacks in blockchain -based IIoT networks. Block Hunter utilizes a cluster-based architecture for anomaly detection combined with several machine learning models in a federated environment. To the best of our knowledge, Block Hunter is the first federated threat hunting model in IIoT networks that identifies anomalous behavior while preserving privacy. Our results prove the efficiency of the Block Hunter in detecting anomalous activities with high accuracy and minimum required bandwidth.


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Citation

Akhtar, C. G., Srija, B., Sneha, D., Deekshitha, D., & Bhavana, T. (2023). Block hunter federated learning for cyber threat hunting in blockchain-based iiot networks. Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education, 14(3), 846–856.

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