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Six years have passed since the appearance of the malicious botnet Mirai targeting IoT devices, but Mirai and its variants still bring about damage worldwide. This paper proposes a new type of cyber security system, called Botnet Defense System (BDS), which uses a self-built botnet to disinfect a malicious botnet. The BDS repeats four steps: 1) Monitor the IoT network and detect a malicious botnet; 2) Plan a strategy for disinfecting the malicious botnet; 3) Build its own botnet according to the strategy; 4) Command and control the self-built botnet that autonomously spreads for disinfection. The heterogeneity of the IoT network may become an obstacle to cyber security. The BDS attempts to overcome the obstacle by utilizing the botnet that spreads autonomously even to unobservable and uncontrollable nodes. The effect was confirmed through modeling and simulation using extended Petri nets. Finally, the future challenges on the BDS were provided.
Supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number JP19K11965.
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Yamaguchi, S. (2022). Research and Development of Botnet Defense System. In: Yamamoto, S., Mori, H. (eds) Human Interface and the Management of Information: Applications in Complex Technological Environments. HCII 2022. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13306. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06509-5_30
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