DETECTING AND MITIGATING BOT NET ATTACKS IN SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORKS USING DEEP LEARNINGThe rapid growth of networked systems and cloud-based infrastructures has led to an increase in sophisticated cyber threats, particularly botnet attacks, which pose s. int. J. Eng. Res. Sci. Tech. 2026;22(2):1119-1125. doi:10.5281/zenodo.19509982