HGRO: harmonic gold rush optimisation for DDoS attack detection and mitigation in SDN-IoT

Key Points

• To develop a harmonic gold rush optimization algorithm aimed at detecting and mitigating DDoS attacks in SDN-IoT environments.
• Developed a novel optimization algorithm named Harmonic Gold Rush Optimization (HGRO).
• Applied the HGRO algorithm specifically for DDoS attack scenarios.
• Evaluated the performance of HGRO against existing detection techniques.
• HGRO demonstrated improved detection rates for DDoS attacks compared to traditional methods.
• The algorithm significantly reduced false positives in attack detection.
• Mitigation strategies using HGRO outperformed those using conventional algorithms.