Network Security Defense Decision-Making Method Based on Time Differential Game

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1671-1122.2022.05.008

Abstract

Abstract:

Most of the existing network defense decision-making methods aim at defense intensity, neglecting network attack and defense timing influence and reducing security defense efficacy. Related research on timing decision in network security area is considerably limited, while most methods merely model on time dimension to analyze attack and defense behavior and lack intensity consideration. This paper studied both defense intensity and defense timing decision, and proposed a timing and differential game combined defense decision method. First, characteristics of network defense actions and timing were analyzed, and actions and timing strategies were defined. Second, refering to propagation dynamics model, network security status differential functions were elaborated. This paper analyzed evolution process of network node security status, and presented a network attack-defense timing differential game model. Third, this paper solved saddle point equilibrium of game, and proposed optimal defense decision-making method on that. Experiment results indicate effectiveness of the model and algorithm, and network defense efficacy enhanced on intensity and time aspects compared with existing papers.

Key words: network security, attack-defense confrontation, differential game, time game, defense decision-making

CLC Number:

TP309

SUN Pengyu, TAN Jinglei, LI Chenwei, ZHANG Hengwei. Network Security Defense Decision-Making Method Based on Time Differential Game[J]. Netinfo Security, 2022, 22(5): 64-74.

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符号	名称	具体含义
${{R}_{A}}$	攻击回报	攻击方控制系统资源获得的回报
${{k}_{1}}$	攻击回报系数	实施攻击策略造成的危害程度
$T{{C}_{A}}$	时间策略攻击成本	实施时间策略所付出的攻击成本
$B{{C}_{A}}$	行为策略攻击成本	实施行为策略所付出的攻击成本
${{\sigma }_{1}}$	时间策略效用系数	单位时间成本所消耗的资源
${{R}_{D}}$	防御回报	防御方控制系统资源获得的回报
${{k}_{2}}$	防御回报系数	实施防御策略产生的保护程度
$T{{C}_{D}}$	时间策略防御成本	实施时间策略所付出的防御成本
$B{{C}_{D}}$	行为策略防御成本	实施行为策略所付出的防御成本
${{\sigma }_{2}}$	行为策略效用系数	单位执行成本所消耗的资源

方法	策略类型	防御方法	决策时效性	模型通用性	应用场景
文献[5]方法	行为策略	微分博弈	较好	较好	网络安全评估
文献[7]方法	行为策略	信号博弈	一般	一般	网络安全防御
文献[10]方法	时间策略	FlipIt博弈	一般	较好	网络安全分析
文献[11]方法	时间策略	M-FlipIt	一般	一般	安全性能评估
文献[12]方法	时间策略	Markov时间博弈	较好	一般	MTD 决策
本文模型	时间策略+行为策略	时间博弈+微分博弈	较好	较好	网络安全防御

序号	攻击策略	策略描述	攻击强度
1	Web_monitor	安装网页监听程序	0.21
2	Crack_Password	获取用户登录信息	0.29
3	Install_Trojan	植入特洛伊木马病毒	0.80
4	Steal_information	窃取系统机密资源	0.95

序号	防御策略	策略描述	防御强度
1	Restart_server	重新启动服务器恢复网络	0.27
2	Delete_account	删除可疑账户	0.35
3	Uninstall_Trojan	卸载删除特洛伊木马	0.80
4	Limit_ports	限制来自端口的数据包	0.85