Security for network computing environment based on power consumption of network devices

An article of manufacture comprising a non-transitory processor-readable storage medium having stored therein program code of one or more software programs, wherein the program code is executable by one or more processors to implement a method comprising:

• running an anomalous activity detection system on a server node within a network;
• receiving, by the anomalous activity detection system, power consumption data which is streamed from a computing device operating within the network, wherein the power consumption data indicates reported power usage by the computing device operating within the network;
• processing, by the anomalous activity detection system, the power consumption data to detect anomalous behavior of the computing device operating in the network;
• and
• automatically preventing, by the anomalous activity detection system, the computing device from transmitting data to other computing devices within the network, and from accessing a backend data storage system within the network, in response to the detection of anomalous behavior of the computing device.

A system, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• system memory configured to store program code, wherein the program code is executable by the at least one processor to:
• run an anomalous activity detection system on a server node within a network;
• receive, by the anomalous activity detection system, power consumption data which is streamed from a computing device operating within the network, wherein the power consumption data indicates reported power usage by the computing device operating within the network;
• process, by the anomalous activity detection system, the power consumption data to detect anomalous behavior of the computing device operating in the network;
• and
• automatically prevent, by the anomalous activity detection system, the computing device from transmitting data to other computing devices within the network, and from accessing a backend data storage system within the network, in response to the detection of anomalous behavior of the computing device.