Optimal Timing Selection Approach to Moving Target Defense: A FlipIt Attack-Defense Game Model
Joint Authors
Lei, Cheng
Hu, Hao
Tan, Jinglei
Zhang, Hongqi
Zhang, Heng-wei
Jin, Hui
Li, Bo-wen
Source
Security and Communication Networks
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-06-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
The centralized control characteristics of software-defined networks (SDNs) make them susceptible to advanced persistent threats (APTs).
Moving target defense, as an effective defense means, is constantly developing.
It is difficult to effectively characterize an MTD attack and defense game with existing game models and effectively select the defense timing to balance SDN service quality and MTD decision-making benefits.
From the hidden confrontation between the actual attack and defense sides, existing attack-defense scenarios are abstractly characterized and analyzed.
Based on the APT attack process of the Cyber Kill Chain (CKC), a state transition model of the MTD attack surface based on the susceptible-infective-recuperative-malfunctioned (SIRM) infectious disease model is defined.
An MTD attack-defense timing decision model based on the FlipIt game (FG-MTD) is constructed, which expands the static analysis in the traditional game to a dynamic continuous process.
The Nash equilibrium of the proposed method is analyzed, and the optimal timing selection algorithm of the MTD is designed to provide decision support for the selection of MTD timing under moderate security.
Finally, the application model is used to verify the model and method.
Through numerical analysis, the timings of different types of attack-defense strategies are summarized.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tan, Jinglei& Zhang, Heng-wei& Zhang, Hongqi& Lei, Cheng& Jin, Hui& Li, Bo-wen…[et al.]. 2020. Optimal Timing Selection Approach to Moving Target Defense: A FlipIt Attack-Defense Game Model. Security and Communication Networks،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1208385
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tan, Jinglei…[et al.]. Optimal Timing Selection Approach to Moving Target Defense: A FlipIt Attack-Defense Game Model. Security and Communication Networks No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1208385
American Medical Association (AMA)
Tan, Jinglei& Zhang, Heng-wei& Zhang, Hongqi& Lei, Cheng& Jin, Hui& Li, Bo-wen…[et al.]. Optimal Timing Selection Approach to Moving Target Defense: A FlipIt Attack-Defense Game Model. Security and Communication Networks. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1208385
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1208385