Speaker: Alan Nochenson

Title: Simulation and game-theoretic analysis of an attacker-defender game

 abstract:

This paper uses agent-based simulation to determine appropriate
strategies for attackers and defenders in a simple network security
game, using a method which is generalizable to many other security
games. In this game, both sides are modeled as strategic entities. The
attacker is trying to maximize the amount of damage he causes, and the
defender is trying to minimize her loss subject to cost constraints.
Through simulation, we derive Nash equilibrium strategies for each
side under a variety of cost conditions in order to better inform
network administrators about attacker behaviors and possible
mitigations.