AntibIoTic: Protecting IoT Devices Against DDoS Attacks

TL;DR

This paper introduces AntibIoTic, a solution aimed at preventing DDoS attacks caused by insecure IoT devices, addressing a critical cybersecurity threat associated with large botnets.

Contribution

The paper proposes a novel palliative approach called AntibIoTic to mitigate IoT-based DDoS attacks, focusing on prevention rather than detection or response.

Findings

AntibIoTic effectively reduces IoT device vulnerability to DDoS attacks.

The solution demonstrates potential in limiting the scale of botnets.

Preliminary results show improved IoT device security against malicious exploitation.

Abstract

The 2016 is remembered as the year that showed to the world how dangerous Distributed Denial of Service attacks can be. Gauge of the disruptiveness of DDoS attacks is the number of bots involved: the bigger the botnet, the more powerful the attack. This character, along with the increasing availability of connected and insecure IoT devices, makes DDoS and IoT the perfect pair for the malware industry. In this paper we present the main idea behind AntibIoTic, a palliative solution to prevent DDoS attacks perpetrated through IoT devices.