Recent Threats Research Articles

Zirconium hydroxide-activated carbon hybrid material for chemical warfare agents detoxification: Implication of water and temperature

In light of the recent threat from chemical warfare agents (CWAs), the scientific community has focused extensively on developing effective and safe decontamination methodology for CWAs based on environmentally benign technology and the avoidance of corrosive and toxic chemicals. Herein, we report the decomposition of CWAs sarin and sulphur mustard on the hybrid material Zirconium hydroxide-granular activated carbon i.e. Zr(OH)4@GAC which is synthesized by utilizing the reactive zirconium hydroxide and high surface area carbon. In-situ zirconium hydroxide was generated in the pores of GAC by varying the precursor concentration i.e. zirconium oxychloride followed by hydrolysis. The morphology, structural, and textural properties of the reactive hybrid material Zr(OH)4@GAC were examined using several analytical techniques including powder x-ray diffraction, TGA, FT-IR, BET, SEM, EDX, and TEM. Furthermore, the degradation capability of Zr(OH)4@GAC was evaluated in the hydrolytic abatement of CWAs sarin and sulphur mustard. Under pristine laboratory conditions, the effectiveness of reactive hybrid material Zr(OH)4@GAC has been attributed due to a combination of defects and diverse surface hydroxyl species of Zr(OH)4, as well as a high surface area carbon matrix. The impact of water content and temperature on CWAs degradation was also investigated by altering the water percentage from 2 to 8 % and the temperature 25 °C to 45 °C. The GC–MS/GC technique was used to observe the kinetics of in-situ degradation of CWAs over Zr(OH)4@GAC The results indicated that the degradation process follows a first-order reaction kinetics. It is observed that higher water content along with elevated temperature enhance CWA decomposition on Zr(OH)4@GAC; conversely, at lower temperature, it slowed down the degradation of CWAs. This significant enhancement in the decontamination capability of hybrid materials Zr(OH)4@GAC towards CWAs was attributed to the synergistic effects of GAC (adsorption capacity) coupled with the reactive functional group of Zr(OH)4.This strategy will pave the way for the development of self-detoxifying adsorbent material for environmental and defence purposes.

Risky Weapon Carrying Behaviors, Youth Violence, and Substance Use Among Young Black Males in Chicago: A Cross-sectional Analysis.

. The study evaluates the prevalence of risky weapon-carrying behaviors (WCB) among YBM in Chicago and examines their associations with various forms of direct and vicarious violence-youth violence, community violence, and partner abuse-as well as substance use and substance-related aggression. . We performed Pearson Chi-square tests and multivariable negative binomial regression analysis on cross-sectional data from 266 violence-involved young Black males (YBM) in Chicago. This data was collected using a modified version of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Our dependent variable, weapon-carrying behavior, was measured by the frequency of weapon carrying, including items such as guns, knives, and clubs, over the past year. . In a sample of 266 YBM (ages 15-24, 99% African American), the mean age was 18.32 ±3.10 years, and 42.7% had some high school education. The 30-day weapon-carrying incidence was 17.3%, with 19.1% threatening someone with a weapon ≥ 2-3 times in the past year. About one-third engaged in partner violence (30.4%), primarily psychological (36.7%) and physical (28.3%) abuse. Approximately 64.8% experienced some form of violence or aggression in the past year, and 76.4% witnessed community violence. Over 20.8% reported binge drinking, and 43.6% engaged in illicit drug use, with 37.2% participating in or initiating violent acts following alcohol or drug consumption. Negative binomial regression results revealed that exposure to direct and vicarious violence, along with substance use, significantly increased the likelihood of carrying weapons. Specific risk factors such as recent threats or injuries, witnessing violence, involvement in physical altercations, and substance-related aggression significantly predict WCB. Age and relationship dynamics also critically influence these behaviors. Additionally, for each year of age, the risk for WCB increased by 22%. This study identified significant associations between different types of violence, substance use, and risky WCB among YBM in Chicago. The results underscore the need for comprehensive, culturally sensitive, multifaceted interventions addressing both individual and psychosocial factors behind risky WCB. These interventions are crucial for reducing gun violence and improving urban community safety, offering vital data to inform policies and interventions for youth protection in similar environments.

Stock market effects of military conflicts on defence industry

PurposeThis paper aims to examine the short-term market reaction for the world’s 100 largest listed defence firms at and around the three recent largest threats to the global economy – Ukraine–Russia war, Fourth Taiwan Strait Crisis and the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel.Design/methodology/approachThe author examine the impact of the three recent largest threats to the global economy in the largest listed defence firms using an event study methodology.FindingsThe results show a positive and statistically significant short-term reaction around the three geopolitical threats. The results also reveal the existence of higher abnormal returns for defence firms with greater weight of defence sales, in line with the captured regulator theory and for firms with higher research and development and capital expenditure intensity.Originality/valueThe effect of the war on stock markets has been relatively little examined in the financial theory. This study intends to fill this gap in the literature through the analysis of the three recent largest threats to the global economy.

Sap Flow Density of the Prevailing Tree Species in a Hemiboreal Forest under Contrasting Meteorological and Growing Conditions

This study aimed to assess the adaptive capacity of the dominant tree species in Lithuania, namely Scots pine, Norway spruce, and silver birch, to current climate conditions based on their changes in transpiration expressed through the tree sap flow intensity. The species-specific responses were investigated at two typical edaphically different forest sites with water-limited and water-saturated soils. Contrasting events like overflow in 2017 and drought in 2019 provided an opportunity to detect the adaptative capacity of the monitored tree species to these meteorological extremes. Norway spruce trees, due to having both the most intense sap flow at the beginning of the growing season and the longest period of active transpiration, demonstrated the highest annual transpiration rate, regardless of the hydrological regime of the site. Their decreased resilience to subsequent biogenic damage caused by pests due to a significant decrease in sap flow density during intense and prolonged droughts may reduce their importance in Lithuanian forestry. Silver birch trees, which demonstrated a reduction in sap flow after a drought following the untimely drop of their leaves and the end of active vegetation, even at the end of a prolonged warm period, can be seen to not have appropriate adaptations to current climate conditions. Scots pine trees are the best adapted to mitigating the recent threats of climate change.

A Systematic Bioinformatics Approach for Mapping the Minimal Set of a Viral Peptidome

AbstractSequence changes in viral genomes generate protein sequence diversity that enables viruses to evade the host immune system, hindering the development of effective preventive and therapeutic interventions. The massive proliferation of sequence data provides unprecedented opportunities to study viral adaptation and evolution. An alignment‐free approach removes various restrictions posed by an alignment‐dependent approach for studying sequence diversity. The publicly available tool, UNIQmin, offers an alignment‐free approach for studying viral sequence diversity at any given rank of taxonomy lineage and is big data ready. The tool performs an exhaustive search to determine the minimal set of sequences required to capture the peptidome diversity within a given dataset. This compression is possible through the removal of identical sequences and unique sequences that do not contribute effectively to the peptidome diversity pool. Herein, we describe a detailed four‐part protocol utilizing UNIQmin to generate the minimal set for the purpose of viral diversity analyses, alignment‐free at any rank of the taxonomy lineage, using the recent global public health threat Monkeypox virus (MPX) sequence data as a case study. The protocol enables a systematic bioinformatics approach to study sequence diversity across taxonomic lineages, which is crucial for our future preparedness against viral epidemics. This is particularly important when data are abundant, freely available, and alignment is not an option. © 2024 Wiley Periodicals LLC.Basic Protocol 1: Tool installation and input file preparationBasic Protocol 2: Generation of a minimal set of sequences for a given datasetBasic Protocol 3: Comparative minimal set analysis across taxonomic lineage ranksBasic Protocol 4: Factors affecting the minimal set of sequences

Stem rot: a recent threat to rice cultivation

Stem rot: a recent threat to rice cultivation

Modern Cybercrime : Most Recent Cyber Threats and Cybersecurity

Over the past decades, virtual space has changed the way individuals live and do day by day trade. The Web has changed the way individuals communicate, and for numerous businesses and organizations, the way they work has changed. In today’s commerce environment, on the off chance that an organization does not have any kind of web nearness, it dangers being cleared out behind its competitors as progressed innovation proceeds to advance.

Inflation returns. Revisiting the role of external and domestic shocks with Bayesian structural VAR

Following recent exceptional events in the world economy inflation increased remarkably across most countries, reinvigorating the prevalent discussion on the sources of consumer price dynamics. We analyse this issue for the small open economy of Poland by means of the Bayesian structural VAR. The model describes the evolution of eight key macroeconomic variables and is identified with a set of zero and sign restrictions. This framework, applicable also to other small open economies, provides sound economic interpretation of three domestic and five external shocks, of which two are country-specific and the remaining three are purely global. In a robust manner we show that country-specific energy price shocks and global supply shocks mostly determine the recent inflation surge in Poland. We illustrate that inflation response to these two shocks has become markedly more persistent after the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. We also demonstrate that the choice of an inadequate energy prices proxy may result in underestimating the contribution of the energy price shock to inflation, whereas accounting for recent geopolitical threats and other exogenous events does not alter our baseline findings.

Freedom from interference: Decisional privacy as a dimension of consumer privacy online

The introduction of AI-based technologies has dramatically altered the premises for consumer privacy, enabling the unprecedented manipulation of consumers’ decision-making online. Given these recent threats to consumer privacy and autonomy, and considering autonomy as the ultimate outcome of privacy, I propose that a reconceptualization is warranted to reflect contemporary consumer privacy challenges and to realign the concept with its theoretical foundations. To this end, I introduce the dimension of decisional privacy, focused on autonomy versus interference in consumer decision-making. Building on previous privacy literature and extending previous theorizing about information privacy and decisional privacy as complementary, I posit that these two dimensions of privacy together comprise consumer privacy. Addressing protection from interference as an under-communicated function of consumer privacy, the paper aims to clarify, exemplify, and engage in the conceptual development of decisional privacy in the context of consumer decision-making online. In addition to its significance for consumer wellbeing and democracy collectively, the extension of consumer privacy to explicitly encompass interference has theoretical implications for privacy concern, the proxy used to measure privacy, yielding important insights for marketing scholars and practitioners.

Phenotypical and molecular characterization of new pepper genotypes resistant to Chili pepper mild mottle virus firstly detected in Europe and other tobamoviruses

The tobamoviruses pose a recent threat to local varieties of Gernika pepper (cv. “Derio”) and Ibarra chili (cv. “Ibarroria”), causing a substantial decrease in both yield and fruit quality. Tobamoviruses such as Tomato mosaic virus (ToMV), Tobacco mild green mosaic virus (TMGMV) or Pepper mild mottle virus (PMMoV) are the viruses that cause the greatest impact in pepper crops of northern Spain. The emergence of a novel Tobamovirus, Chili pepper mild mottle virus (CPMMoV; GenBank MN164455.1), firstly identified in Europe, exacerbates these hazards. This situation has jeopardized the ongoing cultivation in some of the virus affected plots. A molecular marker-assisted backcrossing (MABC) breeding program was thus initiated to introduce the L3 and L4 resistance genes into these susceptible local varieties. MABC consisted of one crossing followed by four backcrosses and two self-fertilizations. After each crossbreeding event, the selection criteria of plants were based on plants resistance and fruits resemblance with the original sensitive varieties. This study allowed the homozygous introgression of resistance genes in the new obtained genotypes, reducing the reliance on hybrid seed production and associated costs. The resulting genotypes demonstrated robust resistance when inoculated with PMMoV 1.2, PMMoV 1.2.3, and CPMMoV. In addition, greenhouse yield trials were performed during two consecutive years to identify and select the most productive genotypes harboring the L3 or L4 gene, with the aim of registering some of them as commercial varieties. The productivity of the new selected genotypes did not display significant differences when compared to the original sensitive varieties. The introduction of genetic resistance in these local pepper varieties not only mitigates the immediate hazard posed by Tobamovirus but also fosters the preservation of local agricultural genetic resources, ensuring their continued cultivation and economic sustainability.

Towards Designing a Privacy-Oriented Architecture for Managing Personal Identifiable Information

Recent threat reports have warned researchers and security professionals about a shortage of cybersecurity skills to face devastating personal data breaches. As a response, governments have taken on the challenge of proposing specific legislation to protect citizens' privacy while holding information-processing companies accountable for any misuse. However, unauthorized access to such information, or possible negligent destruction of personal records are some issues that cannot be dealt with privacy laws alone. In this research, we introduce the functional requirements to deploy PriVARq, a novel privacy-oriented architecture to proactively manage any consensual submission of personal identifiable information (PII); i.e. during its collection, processing, verification and transference. PriVARq’s main contribution is the balance between legal frameworks and industry-leading security standards to mitigate the former’s shortage of practical solutions to tackle some privacy and security issues when dealing with PII. Consequently, for defining PriVARq’s functional requirements, a privacy-by-design approach is employed which not only considers legislation proposed in Europe and Latin America but also analyzes technical aspects outlined in international security standards. We aim to provide a proactive approach to reduce the shortage of skills and solutions to tackle privacy leakages in public repositories and devise future research venues to implement PriVARq in public and private organizations.

Analyses of genetic diversity and population structure of endemic and endangered species Sideritis gulendamii (Lamiaceae) and implications for its conservation

Sideritis gulendamii is a perennial, endangered plant endemic to Türkiye with narrow and fragmented populations encountered in gypsum and marl soil. This species is known as mountain tea and also has a significant potential for use for medicinal and aromatic purposes. Assessing the genetic diversity of this species holds significant importance in its conservation efforts due to its specific habitat requirements, small and isolated populations, and recent threats imposed on these populations. This study determined genetic diversity at the species and population levels using the inter simple sequence repeat (ISSR) fingerprinting method on 157 individuals from seven natural populations. We observed that the species-level genetic diversity is relatively high (H = 0.189, I = 0.298), but the population-level is low (H = 0.150, I = 0.231). The greater total genetic variation within populations was determined as 76% using the analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA). The obtained value of genetic differentiation (Gst = 0.208, Φpt = 0.24) among populations is considered to be at a moderate level, whereas gene flow appears to be high (Nm = 1.899). Supportive results were reached using the STRUCTURE cluster analysis, Unweighted Pair Group Method with Arithmetic Averages (UPGMA) dendrogram, and Principal Coordinate Analysis (PCoA). The positive correlation between the matrices of genetic distance and geographic distance is determined to be statistically significant, with values of r = 0.566 and p < 0.001 in the Mantel test. Some strategies were developed using the genetic variability pattern of this endangered species for its conservation.

A Preliminary Checklist of Fish Species in the Peat Swamp Forest of Ayer Hitam Utara State Park Forest, Johor, Malaysia

Ayer Hitam Utara State Park Forest (AHUSPF) is an invaluable sanctuary in Johor, the last remaining intact peat swamp forest reserve that hosts many species unique to this distinctive habitat. Some rapid surveys conducted from 2019 to 2022 recorded 40 species of freshwater fish within AHUSPF. Notably, 11 are stenotopic to acid blackwater, and 12 are stenotopic to acid water, most belonging to the family Osphronemidae and Danionidae. The International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List has designated two species, Encheloclarias curtisoma and Betta persephone, as Endangered, while Betta omega is classified as Critically Endangered. The checklist presented herein was first produced from an inventory study in AHUSPF. The preservation of peat swamp forests in the area is under imminent threat due to the alarming rate of land conversion, forest fires, and the recent potential threat from the red-claw crayfish invasion in the aquatic environment. Hence, continuous monitoring is vital for documenting and updating the conservation status of the fish species. These endeavours will facilitate the development of practical conservation approaches to ensure the long-term sustainability of AHUSPF and its associated species.

Typologies of alcohol and other drug-related risk among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (trans) and queer adults.

Prevalence and patterns of alcohol and other drug (AOD) use among specific lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (trans) and queer (LGBTQ+) subpopulations are well established. However, patterns of substance-related risk have been less thoroughly explored. This study aimed to determine typologies AOD risk among LGBTQ+ adults in Australia. Latent class analyses were performed to determine distinct patterns of AOD risk (n = 6835), as measured by the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test and Drug Abuse Screening Tool. Demographic characteristics, experience of harassment, assault and/or threats, mental wellbeing and LGBTQ+ connectedness were compared across emergent classes. AOD risk was characterised as 'no risk' (13.3% of sample), 'low risk' (15.1%), 'moderate risk' (alcohol + other drugs; 30.1%), or 'moderate alcohol only risk' (41.5%). The 'moderate risk' class was the most likely class to report recent sexual assault, verbal abuse, harassment and physical threats compared to other classes, while those in the 'moderate alcohol only risk' group were least likely to report these experiences of all classes. However, both the 'moderate risk' and 'moderate alcohol risk only' classes reported greater mental wellbeing and LGBTQ+ connectedness compared to the 'no risk' and 'low risk' classes. Our findings indicate that level of AOD risk is not uniform among some LGBTQ+ adults, nor is the distribution of harms experienced by them. Tailored harm-reduction interventions may be fruitful in attenuating harms based on risk profile; most specifically, LGBTQ+ individuals engaging in moderately risky concurrent AOD use.

Problems of Young Minds in India: NCC Training May be the Solution

Our society as well as our country is passing by an era which is showing us some peculiar problems which never haunted us previously in a major way. The name of the recent threat is ‘depression’. It affects our youths so badly that if we do not take this problem very seriously with utmost importance then a large number of young lives will be lost. Recent reports showing us that the students of premier Institutes of our country committing suicides and in the major cases the cause behind this is depression. In this paper I will try to excavate the reasons behind this and discuss on some probable solutions and explore how National Cadet Corps(NCC) training can help us to get rid of this problem.

Gıda atıklarının bakteriyel selüloz üretiminde kullanımı

Cellulose is defined as a polymer that exists in the cell walls of plant tissues and is widely used in many industrial fields. However, the recent threat of deforestation has led researchers to find alternative wood sources for cellulose production. For this reason, literature studies have focused on certain types of bacteria known to be capable of producing cellulose, such as Acetobacter, Gluconobacter, Alcaligenes, etc. It is stated that cellulose of plant origin and bacterial origin have a similar structure. Bacterial cellulose possesses a big economic and commercial potential depending on the purpose and the production method and is generally used in food applications as a fat substitute, rheology modifier, immobilization material for probiotics and enzymes, stabilizer of pickering emulsions, component of food coatings and green packaging film. Recently, it has become more prominent to use food waste as production inputs, such as beet and sugar cane molasses, fruit waste, dairy industry waste, etc. So, the utilization of industrial by-products, agro-forestry, and food industry residues as carbon sources has been providing significant advantages, such as increasing yield and reducing cost. The objective of this study was to present a general look related to bacterial cellulose production in combination with the use of food waste and future trends.

Gender, society and mental health: The moderated mediating role of depression and gender on national resilience and life satisfaction among emerging adults.

Recent threats to human security (i.e., COVID-19 pandemic, conflicts, climate change events) call for nurses to have an increased understanding of how sociopolitical environments induce mental health problems and impact the well-being of citizens. This study examines the relationship between national resilience and life satisfaction among Filipino emerging adults, how depression mediates this relationship, and how these correlations are moderated by gender. Drawing from an online survey sample of 1020 Filipino emerging adults (18-29 years old), this cross-sectional study utilised a moderated mediation analysis. Key constructs were measured using the short version of the National Resilience Scale (NR-13), the depression component of the Kessler Psychological Distress (K10) scale and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). Gender was measured as sex assigned at birth. Descriptive results show that more than half of the respondents are female (64.2%) and demonstrate below-average levels of national resilience and depression, and high levels of life satisfaction. Also, findings indicate that depression has significant negative relationships with, and partially mediates the positive relationship between national resilience and life satisfaction. Moreover, moderation analysis results suggest that being female synergizes the negative relationship between depression and life satisfaction, and being male strengthens the positive relationship between national resilience and life satisfaction (p < 0.01). The results highlight how the national resilience of emerging adults neutralises their risk for depression and, ultimately, improves life satisfaction. Moreover, the findings emphasise the importance of nursing advocacy actions to ensure that social policies for improving public mental health are gender-sensitive, given that macro-social and psychological factors have varied effects on individuals' lives based on gender.

271. Epidemiology of ESBL Klebsiella pneumoniae Clonal Group 307 in Stony Brook, NY

Abstract Background According to the most recent CDC threat report infections caused by ESBL and carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKp) remain a persistent challenge. In the US dissemination of CRKp has been largely attributed to clonal group (CG) 258 with recent evidence that CG307, a dominant Klebsiella Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL-Kp) clone is also emerging as CRKp. CG307 strains uniformly express a wzi-173 type capsular polysaccharide (CPS) whereas other Klebsiella strains including those of the CG258 express a wide variety of wzi-type CPS. A paper from Houston, TX provided evidence of divergent evolution between CG258 and CG307. CG258 evolves upfront as carbapenem resistant whereas CG307 may initially emerge as ESBL. CR-Kp that belong to the CG307 have also been identified in SBU. Our objective was to determine if among ESBL-Kp CG307 is a common clone and to characterize the demographics of the infected patient population. Methods Molecular typing of the wzi gene alleles of 78 sequentially collected ESBL-Kp was performed. Demographic, microbiological and clinical data were extracted from the medical record. Results Wzi typing indicated that 43% of ESBLKp strains express a wzi173 type CPS indicating they belong to CG307 the remainder of ESBL strains expressed variable wzi-types. Preliminary data analysis showed that wzi173 expressing ESBL strains were predominantly derived from urine. The median age of patients was 64 years old with male predominance (60.8% males). The average length of stay is 41.6 days. Among these patients, 30.4% required ICU admission. Sepsis criteria were met in 56.5% of these patients within 2 days of positive culture. The mortality rate was 21.7%. Conclusion Our data provides evidence that CG307 is the most dominant ESBL Kp clone in hospitalized patients at Stony Brook University. Although the majority of cultures were from urinary source, ICU admission rates and mortality rates were also elevated. These data raise concern that high prevalence of ESBL CG307 in hospitalized patients may ultimately lead to emergence of carbapenem resistant CG307 strains especially if they emerge in patients who are treated with broad spectrum antibiotics. Disclosures All Authors: No reported disclosures

Molecular evidence for multiple origins and high genetic differentiation of non-native winter crane fly, Trichocera maculipennis (Diptera: Trichoceridae), in the maritime Antarctic

Native biodiversity and ecosystems of Antarctica safeguarded from biological invasion face recent threats from non-native species, accelerated by increasing human activities and climate changes. Over two decades ago, the winter crane fly, Trichocera maculipennis, was first detected on King George Island. It has now successfully colonized several research stations across King George Island. To understand the origin, genetic diversity, and population structure of this Holarctic species, we conducted mitochondrial DNA cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) sequence analysis across both its native and invasive ranges. In parallel, we performed microsatellite loci analysis within the invasive ranges, utilizing 12 polymorphic microsatellite markers. Furthermore, we compared body sizes among adult males and females collected from three different locations of King George Island. Our COI sequence analysis exhibited two different lineages present on King George Island. Lineage I was linked to Arctic Svalbard and Polish cave populations and Lineage II was related to Canadian Terra Nova National Park populations, implying multiple origins. Microsatellite analysis further exhibited high levels of genetic diversity and significant levels of genetic differentiation among invasive populations. Body sizes of adult T. maculipennis were significantly different among invasive populations but were not attributed to genetics. This significant genetic diversity likely facilitated the rapid colonization and establishment of T. maculipennis on King George Island, contributing to their successful invasion. Molecular analysis results revealed a substantial amount of genetic variation within invasive populations, which can serve as management units for invasive species control. Furthermore, the genetic markers we developed in the study will be invaluable tools for tracking impending invasion events and the travel routes of new individuals. Taken together, these findings illustrate the highly invasive and adaptable characteristics of T. maculipennis. Therefore, immediate action is necessary to mitigate their ongoing invasion and facilitate their eradication.

FOG-Empowered Augmented-Intelligence-Based Proactive Defensive Mechanism for IoT-Enabled Smart Industries

The recent innovations in the network communication domain have entirely revolutionized the conventional industrial sector by introducing a new era of automatic communication. The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is acknowledged as an exclusive space where IoT seems to divulge expressive manifestations. However, the expanded connectivity, more openness, and the widespread use of low-power communication devices of IIoT makes them vulnerable to malicious attacks, and criminal activities. Moreover, the heterogeneous and prevalent nature of the IIoT devices makes it very difficult to come up with a centralized threat detection mechanism, thus its security remains a major concern. Motivated by this, we propose a fog-empowered Augmented Intelligence (IA)-based defensive mechanism to ensure secure communication in IoT-enabled smart industries. The designed framework incorporates the aggregated potentials of two highly acclaimed Deep Learning (DL) classifiers: Gated Recurrent Unit (GRU) and Bidirectional Long Short-Term Memory (BiLSTM). Where the DL-based scheme detects anomalies in such industrial networks and the FOG-based scenario promotes the routing flexibility and interoperability of the heterogeneous devices of the IoT-enabled smart industrial network. The validity of the proposed mechanism is analytically investigated by conducting a comparison with the benchmark threat detection techniques. The proposed solution is also generically examined parallel to some state-of-the-art approaches. The Cu-GRU-BiLSTM framework achieved up to 99.91% accuracy with a low false alarm rate and outperforms the baseline and recent threat detection approaches. The simulation and comparison results validate the effectiveness of the proposed mechanism and advocate it as a phenomenal choice to ensure efficacious and secure communication in IoT-based smart industries.