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ArticleScientific reports2025

Enhanced Grey Wolf Optimization (EGWO) and random forest based mechanism for intrusion detection in IoT networks.

Saad Said Alqahtany, Asadullah Shaikh, Ali Alqazzaz

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Saad Said AlqahtanyFaculty of Computer and Information Systems, Islamic University of Madinah, Madinah, 42351, Saudi Arabia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-3299-2873
Asadullah ShaikhDepartment of Computer Science, College of Computer Science and Information Systems, Najran University, Najran, 61441, Saudi Arabia. asshaikh@nu.edu.sa.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4806-6159
Ali AlqazzazCollege of Computing and Information Technology, University of Bisha, Bisha, Bisha, 61922, Saudi Arabia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7721-0450

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Abstract

Smart devices are enabled via the Internet of Things (IoT) and are connected in an uninterrupted world. These connected devices pose a challenge to cybersecurity systems due attacks in network communications. Such attacks have continued to threaten the operation of systems and end-users. Therefore, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) remain one of the most used tools for maintaining such flaws against cyber-attacks. The dynamic and multi-dimensional threat landscape in IoT network increases the challenge of Traditional IDS. The focus of this paper aims to find the key features for developing an IDS that is reliable but also efficient in terms of computation. Therefore, Enhanced Grey Wolf Optimization (EGWO) for Feature Selection (FS) is implemented. The function of EGWO is to remove unnecessary features from datasets used for intrusion detection. To test the new FS technique and decide on an optimal set of features based on the accuracy achieved and the feature taking filters, the most recent FS approach relies on the NF-ToN-IoT dataset. The selected features are evaluated by using the Random Forest (RF) algorithm to combine multiple decision trees and create an accurate result. The experimental outcomes against the most recent procedures demonstrate the capacity of the recommended FS and classification methods to determine attacks in the IDS. Analysis of the results presents that the recommended approach performs more effectively than the other recent techniques with optimized features (i.e., 23 out of 43 features), high accuracy of 99.93% and improved convergence.

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Cyber securityFeature selectionGrey Wolf OptimizationInternet of things (IoT) networksIntrusion detection systemRandom Forest

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