Computer Networks and Machine Learning A Powerful Partnership
Computer Networks and Machine Learning A Powerful Partnership
Computer networks facilitate data exchange Machine learning algorithms leverage this data to
across distributed systems, providing the identify patterns, predict threats, and automate
foundation for machine learning algorithms to decision-making, enhancing cybersecurity and
analyze vast amounts of information. operational efficiency.
Cybersecurity Applications
SQL Injection DDoS Attacks Industrial Vulnerabilities
Machine learning models can Distributed Denial of Service Industry 4.0 relies on Internet of
detect and prevent SQL (DDoS) attacks can be Things (IoT) devices and AI,
injection attacks by analyzing mitigated by machine learning necessitating machine learning-
network traffic patterns and algorithms that distinguish integrated network
identifying suspicious SQL malicious traffic from legitimate architectures for real-time
syntax. requests. threat monitoring.
Research Methodology
3 Data Processing
Naïve Bayes instance selection significantly The final model achieved 100% accuracy in
enhanced the performance of Random Forest distinguishing DDoS traffic from legitimate
classifiers by preprocessing 2.16 million network requests, demonstrating the effectiveness of
logs and eliminating irrelevant data points. network-driven data aggregation and
synchronization.
Case Study 2: SQL Injection
Vulnerability Scanning
OWASP ZAP
HTTP/HTTPS Analysis
Zero-Day Attacks
Machine learning models leverage networked IoT Federated learning techniques were used to mitigate
devices to predict threats in real time, such as data privacy concerns in shared networks, allowing ML
anomalies in sensor data, triggering automated alerts. training on decentralized data without compromising
sensitive information.
Key Findings and Contributions
100% 50%
DDoS Detection Vulnerability Mitigation
65%
Industrial Risk Management
Human-in-the-Loop Systems