VGGIncepNet: Enhancing Network Intrusion Detection and Network Security through Non-Image-to-Image Conversion and Deep Learning

Abstract

This paper presents an innovative model, VGGIncepNet, which integrates non-image-to-image conversion techniques with deep learning modules, specifically VGG16 and Inception, aiming to enhance performance in network intrusion detection and IoT security analysis. By converting non-image data into image data, the model leverages the powerful feature extraction capabilities of convolutional neural networks, thereby improving the multi-class classification of network attacks. We conducted extensive experiments on the NSL-KDD and CICIoT2023 datasets, and the results demonstrate that VGGIncepNet outperforms existing models, including BERT, DistilBERT, XLNet, and T5, across evaluation metrics such as accuracy, precision, recall, and F1-Score. VGGIncepNet exhibits outstanding classification performance, particularly excelling in precision and F1-Score. The experimental results validate VGGIncepNet’s adaptability and robustness in complex network environments, providing an effective solution for the real-time detection of malicious activities in network systems. This study offers new methods and tools for network security and IoT security analysis, with broad application prospects.