A Brief Review of Low-Rate DDoS Attack Detection in Cloud Environments Using Soft Computing Techniques

Abstract

The rise of technology and the revolution of cloud computing have made scalability of services seamless but it also attracted lot of hackers aiming to misuse the sensitive data stored on the cloud. Growing cyber misconduct has turned security into a major concern for individuals, government and countries. Traditional security methods are not sufficient against new threats particularly low-rate distributed denial of service (LRDDOS) attacks can disrupt network services and disable system functionality. LRDDOS attacks are rapidly advancing posing significant detection and prevention challenges. So, this paper reviews recent advancement in LRDDOS attack detection through soft computing techniques and suggest ways to adopt these techniques for effective detection and prevention.