A game theoretic defence framework against DoS/DDoS cyber attacks

Computers and Security

Volumn 38, Issue , 2013, Pages 39-50

  Spyridopoulos, T ^a   Karanikas, G ^a   Tryfonas, T ^a   Oikonomou, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DDoS; Defence mechanism; DoS; Firewall; Game theory; Network security

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SYSTEM FIREWALLS; DOS; GAME THEORY; NETWORK SECURITY; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

DDOS; DEFENCE MECHANISMS; DISTRIBUTED DENIAL OF SERVICE ATTACK; FIREWALL; MALICIOUS TRAFFIC; NS2 NETWORK SIMULATOR; OPTIMAL STRATEGIES; SIMULATED ENVIRONMENT;

DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK;

EID: 84885184956     PISSN: 01674048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cose.2013.03.014     Document Type: Article

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