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What are some of the best practices and lessons learned from using game theory for cybersecurity?

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Game theory is the study of strategic interactions among rational agents who have conflicting or cooperative interests. It can be applied to various domains, such as economics, politics, biology, and cybersecurity. In this article, you will learn some of the best practices and lessons learned from using game theory for cybersecurity, such as how to model cyberattacks, how to design incentives and deterrence mechanisms, how to analyze and improve cyber resilience, and how to foster collaboration and information sharing among defenders.

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1 Modeling cyberattacks

One of the first steps in using game theory for cybersecurity is to model the cyberattack scenarios and the possible actions and payoffs of the attackers and the defenders. This can be done using different types of games, such as zero-sum games, non-zero-sum games, sequential games, simultaneous games, repeated games, stochastic games, and incomplete information games. Depending on the game, you may need to specify the players, the strategies, the outcomes, the probabilities, the utilities, the information sets, and the beliefs of the agents. A good model should capture the relevant features and trade-offs of the cyberattack situation, but also be simple and tractable enough to allow for analysis and solution.

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Adam DeJans Jr.

Decision Science Leader @ Toyota | Drives Billion-Dollar Decisions | Optimization Strategist for Business Excellence | Author
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This section could benefit from a concrete illustration such as: “Consider a ransomware attack scenario where the attacker can choose to launch a sophisticated attack or a basic attack, and the defender can choose to implement advanced security measures or basic security measures. In this scenario, using a simultaneous game model, one can analyze the strategies and payoffs for both the attacker and defender, determining the optimal strategies for each player given the costs and benefits of their actions.”

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BRIAN BRISKEY, MBA

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Expanding the analogy from a cybersecurity setting to any/all "information" systems can help us think through the categories of payoffs from which to then generate the required payoff table. Data Scientists have often turned to the five "V's" (volume, value, variety, velocity, and veracity). A set of payoffs could range in any of these categories and that helps inform priorities for a cybersecurity practitioner seeking to alter the payoff table as a major key to securing their assets when strategic options are limited (eg: forcing information exchange so that it costs anonymity of the opposing player to gain information from the other player). This raises more questions about whether payoffs or game structure should be the focus. Thoughts?

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2 Designing incentives and deterrence

Another important aspect of using game theory for cybersecurity is to design incentives and deterrence mechanisms that can influence the behavior of the attackers and the defenders. For example, you can use game theory to determine the optimal level of investment in cybersecurity, the optimal allocation of resources and effort, the optimal timing and intensity of cyberattacks and counterattacks, the optimal level of signaling and bluffing, and the optimal level of punishment and reward. A well-designed incentive and deterrence scheme should align the interests of the agents, reduce the uncertainty and asymmetry of information, and induce the desired equilibrium or outcome.

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Michael P. Ford

Sr Systems-Infrastructure Engineer; CEH, CISSPServers, All Windows, Unix, Linuix & Mac OSX based, VMware ESX, DATA Center Ops, & DR - Parallels
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3 Analyzing and improving cyber resilience

A third benefit of using game theory for cybersecurity is to analyze and improve the cyber resilience of a system or a network. Cyber resilience is the ability to withstand, recover from, and adapt to cyberattacks. You can use game theory to measure the cyber resilience of a system or a network by evaluating its robustness, redundancy, diversity, adaptability, and responsiveness. You can also use game theory to enhance the cyber resilience of a system or a network by identifying and mitigating the vulnerabilities, risks, and threats, by designing and implementing contingency plans and recovery strategies, and by learning and updating from past experiences and feedback.

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4 Fostering collaboration and information sharing

A fourth advantage of using game theory for cybersecurity is to foster collaboration and information sharing among defenders. Cybersecurity is a collective action problem that requires coordination and cooperation among multiple stakeholders, such as governments, organizations, businesses, and individuals. However, there may be barriers and challenges to collaboration and information sharing, such as free-riding, competition, mistrust, privacy, and security. You can use game theory to overcome these barriers and challenges by designing and implementing mechanisms that can incentivize, facilitate, and regulate collaboration and information sharing among defenders, such as contracts, protocols, standards, platforms, and norms.

Using game theory for cybersecurity can help you understand, predict, influence, and improve the strategic interactions among cyberattackers and defenders. It can also help you develop more effective and efficient cybersecurity policies and practices. However, using game theory for cybersecurity also requires some caution and limitations, such as acknowledging the limitations of rationality and utility, accounting for the complexity and dynamics of cyber environments, and avoiding over-reliance and misuse of game theory models and solutions.

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5 Here’s what else to consider

This is a space to share examples, stories, or insights that don’t fit into any of the previous sections. What else would you like to add?

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1 Modeling cyberattacks

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3 Analyzing and improving cyber resilience

4 Fostering collaboration and information sharing

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