Network Security

Network security is a discipline of cybersecurity that employs policies, technologies, and practices to protect the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of computer networks and transmitted data against unauthorized access, misuse, and disruption.

43.4K

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2.4M

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76.4K

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7.5K

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2017–2026

20K

Parents

CybersecurityInformation Technology

Children

Access ControlDomain Name SystemEmail SecurityIndustrial Network SecurityIntrusion DetectionIntrusion PreventionMonitoringNetwork AuthenticationNetwork EncryptionNetwork Forensics

Publications

43.4K

Network information flow

Rudolf Ahlswede, Ning Cai, Shuo Li et al. · IEEE Transactions on Information Theory · 2000 · 7.9K citations

Computing, Computer Engineering, Computer Science +15

On Assessing ML Model Robustness: A Methodological Framework (Academic Track)

Dagstuhl Research Online Publication Server · 2025 · 4.6K citations · Full text

Computing, Computer Science, Computer Security +10

Blockchains and Smart Contracts for the Internet of Things

Konstantinos Christidis, Michael Devetsikiotis · IEEE Access · 2016 · 4.4K citations · Full text

Computing, Computer Science, Information Technology +15

Toward Generating a New Intrusion Detection Dataset and Intrusion Traffic Characterization

Iman Sharafaldin, Arash Habibi Lashkari, Ali A. Ghorbani · 2018 · 4.3K citations · Full text

Computing, Computer Engineering, Computer Science +14

Networking named content

Van Jacobson, Diana K. Smetters, James D. Thornton et al. · 2009 · 4K citations

Computing, Computer Science, Computer Systems +16

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Xuemin Shen
University of Waterloo, Canada
134 publications · 12K citations
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Mohsen Guizani
Qatar University, Qatar
117 publications · 9.7K citations
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Vern Paxson
International Computer Science Institute, United States
84 publications · 15.8K citations
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Adrian Perrig
Carnegie Mellon University, United States
103 publications · 23.8K citations
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Neeraj Kumar
Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, India
86 publications · 6.6K citations
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IEEE Access
1.3K publications · 90.1K citations
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IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials
ComST · 212 publications · 53.4K citations
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Computers & Security
528 publications · 40.5K citations
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IEEE Internet of Things Journal
493 publications · 36.6K citations
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Computer Networks
485 publications · 43.2K citations
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See also Network Security
Core Methods	Secure Routing Intrusion Detection Authentication Key Management Access Control Anomaly Detection Penetration Testing Virtual Private Networks Security Auditing Queue Management Firewalls Diffie-hellman Key Exchange
Threat Models	Attack Graph Analysis Stride
Security Protocols	Transport Layer Security Internet Protocol Security Secure Neighbor Discovery 802.1X Authentication Datagram Transport Layer Security Quaking-induced Conversion Assays Authentication Header
Evaluation	Penetration Testing Continuous Monitoring Security Performance Indicators Security Log Analysis
Applications	Cloud Computing Distributed Computing Domain Name System