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@article{203572,
        author = {Mr.S Elangovan and Dr.A.Ramya and Mrs.C Gomatheeswari Preethika and Mr.L.K.Balaji Vignesh},
        title = {Enhancing IoT Security: A Simulation Framework for Threat Assessment},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {12},
        pages = {11077-11081},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=203572},
        abstract = {The proposed system demonstrates a simple framework for modelling and simulating security in a network of nodes, akin to an Internet of Things (IoT) environment. The framework consists of Nodes and the path’s safety. Each Node represents an entity in the network with a list of neighboring nodes. The “isPathSafe” method in the network class simulates a scenario where security is compromised if a node is attacked. By performing a Breadth-First Search (BFS), the method checks if a path between a source node and a destination node is safe, meaning one of the nodes along the path are attacked. If an attack is detected on any node during the traversal, the path is deemed unsafe. In this simulation, an attack is manually introduced on node 3, and the program checks if the path from node 1 to node 4 remains secure. The use of this framework helps in understanding how security threats propagate in IoT networks and assists in evaluating the impact of such threats on communication paths. This concept is essential for developing robust security measures in IoT systems, as vulnerabilities in individual nodes can compromise the safety of the entire network. This simple model can be extended to simulate more complex attack scenarios, multiple attack vectors, or even defensive mechanisms to secure the IoT network.},
        keywords = {Nodes, BFS, attack, isPathSafe.},
        month = {May},
        }