Strategic Approaches to Intrusion Detection in Cloud-IoT Ecosystem

12Immunity against Intrusion: Introducing an Agent-Based Blockchain Mechanism in Cloud IoT Environment

Amitabha Mandal^1* and Pramit Ghosh²

¹Panihati Mahavidyalaya, West Bengal State University, West Bengal, India

²RCC Institute of Information Technology, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Abstract

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) were originally designed for specific applications. They were not intended to support modern household devices or provide additional features. Their internet use was limited, and WSNs struggled to meet new demands as technology advanced. Due to these restrictions, the Internet of Things (IoT) was developed, which uses the internet to transmit commands and data between objects. However, the need for extensive infrastructure and high deployment costs has slowed the adoption of IoT solutions. Cloud IoT emerged as a cost-effective alternative, offering data storage, analysis, and web services to connect diverse devices. However, its reliance on public networks exposes it to intrusions and attacks via web service interfaces. Malicious actors can inject fabricated data or overwhelm web services, compromising system reliability. While secret key or passcode-based strategies offer a basic defense, they fail to address insider threats and become unmanageable as the network scales. Blockchain technology provides a robust alternative by utilizing dynamic transaction records for data validation instead of static keys. However, its computational demands exceed the capabilities ...