{"id":36378,"date":"2025-06-02T09:56:46","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T07:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kinit.sk\/publication\/network-intrusion-datasets-a-survey-limitations-and-recommendations\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T15:46:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T13:46:12","slug":"network-intrusion-datasets-a-survey-limitations-and-recommendations","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/kinit.sk\/sk\/publikacia\/network-intrusion-datasets-a-survey-limitations-and-recommendations\/","title":{"rendered":"Network intrusion datasets: A survey, limitations, and recommendations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"element core-paragraph\">\n<p><strong><strong>Goldschmidt, P., Chud\u00e1, D.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"element core-paragraph\">\n<p>Data-driven cyberthreat detection has become a crucial defense technique in modern cybersecurity. Network defense, supported by Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDSs), has also increasingly adopted data-driven approaches, leading to greater reliance on data. Despite the importance of data, its scarcity has long been recognized as a major obstacle in NIDS research. In response, the community has published many new datasets recently. However, many of them remain largely unknown and unanalyzed, leaving researchers uncertain about their suitability for specific use cases.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"element core-paragraph\">\n<p>In this paper, we aim to address this knowledge gap by performing a systematic literature review (SLR) of 89 public datasets for NIDS research. Each dataset is comparatively analyzed across 13 key properties, and its potential applications are outlined. Beyond the review, we also discuss domain-specific challenges and common data limitations to facilitate a critical view on data quality. To aid in data selection, we conduct a dataset popularity analysis in contemporary state-of-the-art NIDS research. Furthermore, the paper presents best practices for dataset selection, generation, and usage. By providing a comprehensive overview of the domain and its data, this work aims to guide future research toward improving data quality and the robustness of NIDS solutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"element core-paragraph  margin-bottom-0\">\n<p class=\" margin-bottom-0\">Cite: Goldschmidt, P., Chud\u00e1, D., Network intrusion datasets: A survey, limitations, and recommendations, Computers &amp; Security (2025), <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cose.2025.104510\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cose.2025.104510<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[81,520],"class_list":["post-36378","publication","type-publication","status-publish","hentry","category-data-analytics-for-green-energy-sk","category-2025-sk"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Network intrusion datasets: A survey, limitations, and recommendations - KInIT<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/kinit.sk\/sk\/publikacia\/network-intrusion-datasets-a-survey-limitations-and-recommendations\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"sk_SK\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Network intrusion datasets: A survey, limitations, and recommendations - KInIT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Goldschmidt, P., Chud\u00e1, D. 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