Toward proactive, adaptive defense: A survey on moving target defense

JH Cho, DP Sharma, H Alavizadeh… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Reactive defense mechanisms, such as intrusion detection systems, have made significant
efforts to secure a system or network for the last several decades. However, the nature of …

Moving target defense in cloud computing: A systematic mapping study

M Torquato, M Vieira - Computers & Security, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Moving Target Defense (MTD) consists of applying system reconfiguration (eg, VM
migration, IP shuffling) to dynamically change the available attack surface. MTD makes use …

The Role of Deep Learning in Advancing Proactive Cybersecurity Measures for Smart Grid Networks: A Survey

N Abdi, A Albaseer, M Abdallah - IEEE Internet of Things …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As smart grids (SGs) increasingly rely on advanced technologies like sensors and
communication systems for efficient energy generation, distribution, and consumption, they …

Evaluating the effectiveness of shuffle and redundancy mtd techniques in the cloud

H Alavizadeh, JB Hong, DS Kim, J Jang-Jaccard - Computers & Security, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Moving Target Defense (MTD) is a defensive strategy to thwart adversaries by
continuously shifting the attack surface. The MTD techniques can be applied to the cloud …

Low delay network attributes randomization to proactively mitigate reconnaissance attacks in industrial control systems

X Etxezarreta, I Garitano, M Iturbe, U Zurutuza - Wireless Networks, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Industrial Control Systems are used in a wide variety of industrial facilities, including
critical infrastructures, becoming the main target of multiple security attacks. A malicious and …

Game theory approaches for evaluating the deception-based moving target defense

D Ma, Z Tang, X Sun, L Guo, L Wang… - Proceedings of the 9th …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Moving target defense (MTD) is a proactive defensive mechanism proposed to disrupt and
disable potential attacks, thus reversing the defender's disadvantages. Cyber deception is a …

Model-based evaluation of combinations of shuffle and diversity MTD techniques on the cloud

H Alavizadeh, DS Kim, J Jang-Jaccard - Future Generation Computer …, 2020 - Elsevier
Regardless of cloud computing capabilities, security is still one of the biggest threats in the
cloud. Moving Target Defense (MTD) has shown to be an effective security mechanism to …

Analysis of VM migration scheduling as moving target defense against insider attacks

M Torquato, P Maciel, M Vieira - Proceedings of the 36th Annual ACM …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
As cybersecurity threats evolve, cloud computing defenses must adapt to face new
challenges. Unfortunately, due to resource sharing, cloud computing platforms open the …

DDoS attack mitigation in cloud targets using scale-inside out assisted container separation

A Kumar, G Somani - IEEE INFOCOM 2022-IEEE conference …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
From the past few years, DDoS attack incidents are continuously rising across the world.
DDoS attackers have also shifted their target towards cloud environments as majority of …

Moving Target Defense‐Based Denial‐of‐Service Mitigation in Cloud Environments: A Survey

M Nguyen, S Debroy - Security and Communication Networks, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
With the increased frequency and intensity of denial‐of‐service (DoS) attacks on critical
cloud‐hosted services, resource adaptation schemes adopted by the cloud service …