Mobile Agent Based Hierarchical Intrusion Detection System in Wireless Sensor Networks
Security mechanism is a fundamental requirement of wireless
networks in general and Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) in
particular. Therefore, it is necessary that this security concern must
be articulate right from the beginning of the network design and
deployment. WSN needs strong security mechanism as it is usually
deployed in a critical, hostile and sensitive environment where
human labour is usually not involved. However, due to inbuilt
resource and computing restriction, security in WSN needs a special
consideration. Traditional security techniques such as encryption,
VPN, authentication and firewalls cannot be directly applied to
WSN as it provides defence only against external threats. The
existing literature shows that there seems an inverse relationship
between strong security mechanism and efficient network resource
utilization. In this research article, we have proposed a Mobile
Agent Based Hierarchical Intrusion Detection System (MABHIDS)
for WSN. The Proposed scheme performs two levels of intrusion
detection by utilizing minimum possible network resources. Our
proposed idea enhance network lifetime by reducing the work load
on Cluster Head (CH) and it also provide enhanced level of security
in WSN.
Keywords: Wireless Sensor Networks, Mobile Agent, Network Security, Intrusion Detection System, Hierarchical IDS
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Surraya Khanum
Surraya Khanum is M.Phil / MS in computer science with the specialization of Computer Networks. She has numerous international publications in the area of network security. Currently she is working as a Lecturer in Computer Science in Faculty of Computer Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Her research interests include networks, network security, wireless networks, sensor networks and intrusion detection systems.
Muhammad Usman
Muhammad Usman is M.Phil / MS in Computer Science with specialization in Computer Networks. He is scholarship holder to undertake his PhD studies from Griffith University, Australia from Feb, 2012 to Jan 2015. He has 8 years of teaching, research and professional experience. Currently he is working as a Lecturer in Computer Science in King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He has several international publications. His research interest includes networks, network security, wireless networks, mobile ADHOC networks, wireless sensor networks, intrusion detection systems and ongoing issues in multimedia.
Alaa Alwabel
Alaa A. Alwabel is MS in Information System with the specialization of information security. She has International publication in the area of Information Security. Currently she is working as a coordinator and lecturer in Faculty of Computer Science, department of Information System, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Her research interests include Wireless Networks, Networks Security, Cryptography, Information Security, Information Retrieval and E-Health.
Surraya Khanum
Surraya Khanum is M.Phil / MS in computer science with the specialization of Computer Networks. She has numerous international publications in the area of network security. Currently she is working as a Lecturer in Computer Science in Faculty of Computer Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Her research interests include networks, network security, wireless networks, sensor networks and intrusion detection systems.
Muhammad Usman
Muhammad Usman is M.Phil / MS in Computer Science with specialization in Computer Networks. He is scholarship holder to undertake his PhD studies from Griffith University, Australia from Feb, 2012 to Jan 2015. He has 8 years of teaching, research and professional experience. Currently he is working as a Lecturer in Computer Science in King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He has several international publications. His research interest includes networks, network security, wireless networks, mobile ADHOC networks, wireless sensor networks, intrusion detection systems and ongoing issues in multimedia.
Alaa Alwabel
Alaa A. Alwabel is MS in Information System with the specialization of information security. She has International publication in the area of Information Security. Currently she is working as a coordinator and lecturer in Faculty of Computer Science, department of Information System, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Her research interests include Wireless Networks, Networks Security, Cryptography, Information Security, Information Retrieval and E-Health.
