APPLICATION OF GAME THEORY IN HIERARCHICAL NETWORK SECURITY

Abstract

Such hierarchical network structures, omnipresent in modern organizations, give rise to particular security challenges. In this paper, we study the application of game theory to model an attacker-defender game in these layered networks. In such models, aiming at optimal resource allocation, threat prediction, and adaptive defense, we discuss game theoretic models of Stackelberg, Bayesian, and Signalling games among others. A survey of recent literature on hierarchical network security demonstrates both strengths and limitations of these models.