HIDES: Hierarchical based and an Energy Efficient Intrusion Detection System for Wireless Sensor Networks

ABSTRACT- In the past few decades, the development in the field of wireless networks has changed the landscape of wireless communication and network security. This advancement has led to the development of low-power, low-cost sensor nodes that are considerably small in size and applicable in wire variety of applications like, tracking the movements of tanks and troops on the battlefields, tracking the navigation of ships and sub-marines in the sea, monitoring environmental phenomena like earthquakes, tsunamis, forest fire and also in the field of medicine and science. Hence the security of wireless networks has become a major concern, especially for the applications where confidentiality is of peak importance. While the traditional way of protecting the network with firewall and encryption techniques have proven to be insufficient for wireless networks, the need of more secure and scalable architecture of security has alarmed the requirement of Intrusion Detection System (IDS), which are applicable for wireless networks. In this project, Hierarchical based and Energy Efficient Intrusion Detection System has been implemented, which is more secure, scalable and energy efficient compared to other Intrusion detection Systems