Automatic Intrusion Response Decision-making Method Based on Q-Learning

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1671-1122.2021.06.004

Abstract

Abstract:

Aiming at the problem of poor adaptability of existing automatic intrusion response decision-making, this paper proposes an automatic intrusion response decision-making method based on Q-Learning (Q-AIRD). Q-AIRD formalizes the states and actions of network attack and defense based on the attack graph, and introduces the attack mode layer to identify attackers with different abilities, so as to make more targeted response actions. According to the characteristics of intrusion response, the Softmax algorithm is adopted and the security threshold θ, stable reward factor μ and penalty factor ν are introduced to select the response strategy. Based on the voting mechanism, the multi-response purpose evaluation of the strategy is realized to meet the needs of the multi-response purpose. On this basis, an automatic intrusion response decision algorithm based on Q-Learning is designed. The simulation results show that Q-AIRD has good adaptability and can realize timely and effective intrusion response decision-making.

Key words: reinforcement learning, automatic intrusion response, Softmax algorithm, multi-objective decision-making

CLC Number:

TP309

LIU Jing*, ZHANG Yuchen, ZHANG Hongqi. Automatic Intrusion Response Decision-making Method Based on Q-Learning[J]. Netinfo Security, 2021, 21(6): 26-35.

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$R_{s\to s'}^{{{a}_{1}}}$	描述	赋值
高	能够确认攻击者身份并有足够证据	1
中	能够确认攻击者身份并有少量证据	0.7
较低	能够确认攻击者身份但没有证据	0.4
低	只有少量用以猜测攻击者身份的信息	0.1
无	没有任何攻击者身份信息和证据	0

$R_{s\to s'}^{{{a}_{2}}}$	描述	赋值
高	完全掌握攻击方式、路径和意图	1
中	一定程度掌握攻击方式、路径和意图	0.7
较低	掌握部分攻击方式和路径	0.4
低	只发现受到攻击,无其他任何信息	0.1

$R_{s\to s'}^{{{a}_{3}}}$	描述	赋值
高	完全终止攻击	1
中	使攻击在可控范围内	0.7
较低	部分终止攻击但服务遭到破坏	0.4
低	小部分终止攻击,服务遭到严重破坏	0.1
无	无任何效果	0

$W_{k}^{c}$	描述	赋值
高	信息泄露会造成极其严重危害	1
中	信息泄露危害在“高”和“较低”之间	0.7
较低	信息泄露造成一定危害	0.4
低	信息可在需要时泄露	0.1
无	信息不涉密	0

$W_{k}^{i}$	描述	赋值
高	数据被篡改会造成极其严重危害	1
中	数据被篡改危害在“高”和“较低”之间	0.7
较低	数据被篡改造成一定危害	0.4
低	数据在部分情况下允许被篡改	0.1
无	数据被篡改无任何影响	0