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Functionality defense through diversity: a design framework to multitier systems

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  • Jingguo Wang
  • Raj Sharman
  • Stanley Zionts

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Diversification is one of the most effective approaches to defend multitier systems against attacks, failure, and accidents. However, designing such a system with effective diversification is a challenging task because of stochastic user and attacker behaviors, combinatorial-explosive solution space, and multiple conflicting design objectives. In this study, we present a systematic framework for exploring the solution space, and consequently help the designer select a satisfactory system solution. A simulation model is employed to evaluate design solutions, and an artificial neural network is trained to approximate the behavior of the system based on simulation output. Guided by a trained neural network, a multi-objective evolutionary algorithm (MOEA) is proposed to search the solution space and identify potentially good solutions. Our MOEA incorporates the concept of Herbert Simon’s satisficing. It uses the decision maker’s aspiration levels for system performance metrics as its search direction to identity potentially good solutions. Such solutions are then evaluated via simulation. The newly-obtained simulation results are used to refine the neural network. The exploration process stops when the result converges or a satisfactory solution is found. We demonstrate and validate our framework using a design case of a three-tier web system. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012

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  • Jingguo Wang & Raj Sharman & Stanley Zionts, 2012. "Functionality defense through diversity: a design framework to multitier systems," Annals of Operations Research, Springer, vol. 197(1), pages 25-45, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:annopr:v:197:y:2012:i:1:p:25-45:10.1007/s10479-010-0729-7
    DOI: 10.1007/s10479-010-0729-7
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