Dynamic Reconfiguration in 5G Mobile Networks to Proactively Detect and Mitigate Botnets

Botnets are one of the most powerful cyberthreats affecting continuity and delivery of existing network services. Detecting and mitigating attacks promoted by botnets become a greater challenge with the advent of 5G networks, as the number of connected devices with high mobility capabilities, the vo...

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Published inIEEE internet computing Vol. 21; no. 5; pp. 28 - 36
Main Authors Perez, Manuel Gil, Huertas Celdran, Alberto, Ippoliti, Fabrizio, Giardina, Pietro G., Bernini, Giacomo, Alaez, Ricardo Marco, Chirivella-Perez, Enrique, Garcia Clemente, Felix J., Martinez Perez, Gregorio, Kraja, Elian, Carrozzo, Gino, Alcaraz Calero, Jose M., Qi Wang
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 2017
Subjects
5G mobile communication
botnet
Computer crime
Internet/Web technologies
Mobile computing
mobility
NFV
SDN
Servers
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Summary:Botnets are one of the most powerful cyberthreats affecting continuity and delivery of existing network services. Detecting and mitigating attacks promoted by botnets become a greater challenge with the advent of 5G networks, as the number of connected devices with high mobility capabilities, the volume of exchange data, and the transmission rates increase significantly. Here, a 5G-oriented solution is proposed for proactively detecting and mitigating botnets in a highly dynamic 5G network. 5G subscribers' mobility requires dynamic network reconfiguration, which is handled by combining software-defined network and network function virtualization techniques.
ISSN:1089-7801
1941-0131
DOI:10.1109/MIC.2017.3481345