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Intelligent multi-agent collaboration model for smart home IoT security
Proceedings - 2018 IEEE International Congress on Internet of Things, ICIOT 2018 - Part of the 2018 IEEE World Congress on Services
  • Laura Rafferty, Faculty of Business and Information Technology
  • Farkhund Iqbal, Zayed University
  • Saiqa Aleem, Zayed University
  • Zhihui Lu, Fudan University
  • Shih Chia Huang, National Taipei University of Technology
  • Patrick C.K. Hung, Faculty of Business and Information Technology
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
9-26-2018
Abstract

© 2018 IEEE. While the Internet of Things (IoT) continue to extend deeper into the daily lives of people, the domain of the smart home offers a unique need for security. Traditional firewalls and antivirus are not sufficient to protect the connected home from security threats, and to date, there have been limited solutions provided for this problem. This paper explores the recent works in this area and presents a new approach towards securing smart home networks through multi-agent collaboration. The model uses Beliefs, Desires, and Intentions (BDI) architecture for intelligent agent decision making, as well as a multi-agent collaboration model for achieving mutual security goals within the smart home network. For initial proof of concept, we provide a use case demonstrating the coordination of the threat response decision between operational availability and security risk agents as a qualitative coalitional game. This model can also be extended to other areas such as threat modeling, vulnerability scanning, and patching, as well as more advanced threat engagement and distraction. Throughout, we also consider operational goals of convenience and availability as required for a usability perspective within the smart home environment.

ISBN
9781538672440
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Disciplines
Keywords
  • Beliefs desires intentions (BDI),
  • Internet of things,
  • Multi agent system,
  • Network security,
  • Smart home
Scopus ID
85055620551
Indexed in Scopus
Yes
Open Access
No
https://doi.org/10.1109/ICIOT.2018.00016
Citation Information
Laura Rafferty, Farkhund Iqbal, Saiqa Aleem, Zhihui Lu, et al.. "Intelligent multi-agent collaboration model for smart home IoT security" Proceedings - 2018 IEEE International Congress on Internet of Things, ICIOT 2018 - Part of the 2018 IEEE World Congress on Services (2018) p. 65 - 71
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/saiqa-alemm/3/