A Novel Convolutional Long Short-Term Memory Approach for Anomaly Detection in Power Monitoring System

Abstract

With the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence, machine learning and big data analytics have become essential tools for enhancing the cybersecurity of power monitoring systems. This study proposes a network traffic anomaly detection model based on Convolutional Long Short-Term Memory (C-LSTM) networks, which integrates convolutional layers to capture spatial features and LSTM layers to model long-term temporal dependencies in network traffic. Incorporated into a cybersecurity situation awareness platform, the model enables comprehensive data collection, intelligent analysis, and rapid response to cybersecurity incidents, significantly enhancing the system’s ability to detect, warn, and mitigate potential threats. Experimental evaluations on the CICIDS2017 dataset demonstrate that the proposed model achieves high accuracy (95.3%) and recall (94.7%), highlighting its effectiveness and potential for practical application in safeguarding critical infrastructure against evolving cybersecurity challenges.