How to defend against sophisticated intrusions in home networks using SDN and NFV

Shibo Luo, Hongkai Wang, Jun Wu, Jianhua Li, Longhua Guo, Bei Pei

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Abstract

Software-defined Home Networks (SDHN) is a key development trend of smart home. Security is still an important issue in SDHN. In this paper, a multi-stage attack mitigation mechanism is proposed for SDHN using Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV). Firstly, an evidence-driven security assessment method using SDN factors and NFV- based detection is designed to perform security assessment along with observed security events. Secondly, an attack mitigation countermeasure selection method is proposed. The evaluation shows that the proposed mechanism is effective for multi-stage attack mitigation in SDHN.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2016 IEEE 83rd Vehicular Technology Conference, VTC Spring 2016 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781509016983
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016 Jul 5
Externally publishedYes
Event83rd IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, VTC Spring 2016 - Nanjing, China
Duration: 2016 May 152016 May 18

Publication series

NameIEEE Vehicular Technology Conference
Volume2016-July
ISSN (Print)1550-2252

Other

Other83rd IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, VTC Spring 2016
Country/TerritoryChina
CityNanjing
Period16/5/1516/5/18

Keywords

  • Attack graph
  • Multi-stage attack mitigation
  • Network function virtualization
  • Software-defined home networks

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science Applications
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Applied Mathematics

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