On modeling and simulation of game theory-based defense mechanisms against DoS and DDoS attacks

Spring Simulation Multiconference 2010, SpringSim'10

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Wu, Qishi ^a   Shiva, Sajjan ^a   Roy, Sankardas ^a   Ellis, Charles ^a   Datla, Vivek ^a  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

Author keywords

DDoS; DoS; Dynamic games; Game theory; Static games

Indexed keywords

ATTACK SCENARIOS; BEST STRATEGY; CYBER SECURITY; CYBER-ATTACKS; DDOS; DDOS ATTACK; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DENIAL OF SERVICE; DISTRIBUTED DOS; DYNAMIC GAMES; EXTENSIVE SIMULATIONS; MODELING AND SIMULATION; NASH EQUILIBRIUM; SENDING RATE; STATIC AND DYNAMIC; STATIC GAMES; WORST CASE SCENARIO; ZERO-SUM GAME;

COMPUTER CRIME; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMICS;

GAME THEORY;

EID: 78650626363     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1878537.1878703     Document Type: Conference Paper

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