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A Comparative Study of Security Issues and Attacks on Underwater Sensor Network

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Proceedings of Third International Conference on Computing, Communications, and Cyber-Security

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UWSNs are susceptible due to the unprotected acoustic path, extreme underwater atmosphere, and unique characteristics. UWSNs are subject to a broad range of security risks and malicious assaults due to their open auditory channel, hostile underwater atmosphere, and inherent characteristics. So, we outline several possible assaults at several stages of a typical UWSN communication protocol stack and discuss viable defenses. This article presents an overview of UWSN attacks, difficulties, and security and privacy issues. Also shown and addressed are contemporary security research and techniques.

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    Samiksha Kumari, Karan Kumar Singh, Parma Nand, Gouri Sankar Mishra & Rani Astya

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  1. Department of Computer Science, KIET Group of Institutions, Ghaziabad, Delhi, India

    Pradeep Kumar Singh

  2. Institute of Computer Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

    Sławomir T. Wierzchoń

  3. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, India

    Sudeep Tanwar

  4. Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, Brazil

    Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues

  5. Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland

    Maria Ganzha

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Kumari, S., Singh, K.K., Nand, P., Mishra, G.S., Astya, R. (2023). A Comparative Study of Security Issues and Attacks on Underwater Sensor Network. In: Singh, P.K., Wierzchoń, S.T., Tanwar, S., Rodrigues, J.J.P.C., Ganzha, M. (eds) Proceedings of Third International Conference on Computing, Communications, and Cyber-Security. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 421. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1142-2_5

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