Identification of the False Data Injection Cyberattacks on the Internet of Things by using Deep Learning

Abstract

With the expanding utilization of cyber-physical structures and communication networks, cyberattacks have become a serious threat in various networks, including the Internet of Things (IoT) sensors. The state estimation algorithms play an important role in defining the present operational scenario of the IoT sensors. The attack of the false data injection (FDI) is the earnest menace for these estimation strategies (adopted by the operators of the IoT sensor) with the injection of the wicked data into the earned mensuration. The real-time recognition of this group of attacks increases the network resilience while it ensures secure network operation. This paper presents a new method for real-time FDI attack detection that uses a state prediction method basis on deep learning along with a new officiousness identification approach with the use of the matrix of the error covariance. The architecture of the presented method, along with its optimal group of meta-parameters, shows a real-time, scalable, effective state prediction method along with a minimal error border. The earned results display that the proposed method performs better than some recent literature about the prediction of the remaining useful life (RUL) with the use of the C-MAPSS dataset. In the following, two types of attacks of the false data injection are modeled, and then, their effectiveness is evaluated by using the proposed method. The earned results show that the attacks of the FDI, even on the low number of the sensors of the IoT, can severely disrupt the prediction of the RUL in all instances. In addition, our proposed model outperforms the FDI attack in terms of accuracy and flexibility.