Ant‐based distributed denial of service detection technique using roaming virtual honeypots. Issue 8 (1st May 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Selvaraj, Rajalakshmi; Madhav Kuthadi, Venu; Marwala, Tshilidzi
• Is Part Of: IET communications. Volume 10:Issue 8(2016)
• Page Start: 929
• Page End: 935
• Publication Date: 2016-05-01
• Subjects: computer network security -- IP networks -- ant colony optimisation -- telecommunication traffic; ant‐based distributed denial‐of‐service detection technique -- ant‐based DDoS detection technique -- roaming virtual honeypots -- traffic overhead -- bandwidth utilisation wastage -- multilevel secure architecture -- ant colony optimisation technique -- intruder detection -- pheromone deposit -- multilevel IP log table -- defence system; Telecommunication systems -- Periodicals; Speech processing systems -- Periodicals; 621.38205
• DOI: 10.1049/iet-com.2015.0497
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1751-8628

Abstract

Abstract : Nowadays, distributed denial of service (DDoS) becomes a major challenge in the network as it affects the network at multi‐level. This leads to traffic overhead and wastage of bandwidth utilisation. In order to overcome these issues, ant‐based DDoS detection technique using roaming virtual honeypots is proposed. In this technique, virtual roaming honeypot along with the multi‐level secure architecture is used to collect the information about the various intruders at different levels in the network. Ant colony optimisation technique is used to detect the intruders based on the pheromone deposit on that considered area. A multi‐level IP log table is used to detect the intruders at different levels of the network. Once the affected area is found, the information is sent to multi‐level architecture to limit the spread of the affected area to the honeypot. This information is sent to the honeypot to make a defence system against the attackers. The advantage of the proposed technique is that it provides a full defence against DDoS at multi‐level without creating any traffic overhead.