Cited by 108Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs)Network Security and Intrusion DetectionAdversarial Robustness in Machine Learning

Machine Learning for Security in Vehicular Networks: A Comprehensive Survey

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Talpur, Anum, Gurusamy, Mohan·2022·IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials

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Machine Learning (ML) has emerged as an attractive and viable technique to provide effective solutions for a wide range of application domains. An important application domain is vehicular networks wherein ML-based approaches are found to be very useful to address various problems. The use of wireless communication between vehicular nodes and/or infrastructure makes it vulnerable to different types of attacks. In this regard, ML and its variants are gaining popularity to detect attacks and deal with different kinds of security issues in vehicular communication. In this paper, we present a comprehensive survey of ML-based techniques for different security issues in vehicular networks. We first briefly introduce the basics of vehicular networks and different types of communications. Apart from the traditional vehicular networks, we also consider modern vehicular network architectures. We propose a taxonomy of security attacks in vehicular networks and discuss various security challenges and requirements. We classify the ML techniques developed in the literature according to their use in vehicular network applications. We explain the solution approaches and working principles of these ML techniques in addressing various security challenges and provide insightful discussion. The limitations and challenges in using ML-based methods in vehicular networks are discussed. Finally, we present observations and lessons learned before we conclude our work.

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  • The adoption of AI in IoV applications raises privacy concerns due to the large amounts of data collected, transmitted and stored from vehicles, passengers, infrastructure, and pedestrians.

    “The adoption of AI in IoV applications raises privacy concerns due to the large amounts of data collected, transmitted and stored from vehicles, passengers, infrastructure, and pedestrians [88, 134].”

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    The paper identifies privacy as a critical concern for vehicular networks (Security Attacks and Requirements, p. 9) and describes privacy risks from sharing data for collaborative machine learning (Privacy Protection, p. 23). It does not establish the claim’s more specific explanation that large amounts of data are collected, transmitted, and stored from all the listed sources, including passengers and pedestrians. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  • To guarantee data security, IoV data must be authenticated and confidential, with integrity, authorization, and nonrepudiation also required.

    “To guarantee data security, IoV experts must ensure the data are authenticated and made confidential. Other requirements include integrity, authorization, and nonrepudiation [57].”

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    “Security Attacks and Requirements” (pp. 8–9) identifies confidentiality, authentication, and integrity as security requirements for vehicular networks. The paper lists unauthorized access and repudiation as attacks (p. 7), but the passages do not establish authorization and nonrepudiation as requirements. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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    “However, IoV data includes sensitive and private information such as location details, driving patterns, and personally identifiable information, raising significant privacy concerns regarding its collection, use, and potential misuse or breaches [88, 134].”
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    “While IoV is vulnerable to multiple threats, researchers have identified some of the most vulnerable areas and how they can be protected from network attacks [57,58,59,60].”

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Authors
Talpur, A., & Gurusamy, M.
Affiliations
National University of Singapore (SG)
Venue
IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials
Published
2022
Volume
24
Issue
1
Pages
346-379
ISSN
  • 1553-877X (ISSN-L)
  • 2373-745X
OpenAlex
W3167949380
Cited by
107
References
220
Citations by year
2026: 22 · 2025: 27 · 2024: 22 · 2023: 22 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 2
FWCI
4.27
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials (publishedVersion)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (submittedVersion)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs)
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Networks and Communications › Network Security and Intrusion Detection
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning
Keywords
vehicular networks, VANET security, machine learning for security, attack detection, vehicular communication, security challenges, security requirements

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