On blockchain architectures for trust-based collaborative intrusion detection

Nicholas Kolokotronis; Sotirios Brotsis; Georgios Germanos; Costas Vassilakis; Stavros Shiaeles

doi:10.1109/SERVICES.2019.00019

On blockchain architectures for trust-based collaborative intrusion detection

Nicholas Kolokotronis
, Sotirios Brotsis
, Georgios Germanos
, Costas Vassilakis
, Stavros Shiaeles

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Abstract

This paper considers the use of novel technologies for mitigating attacks that aim at compromising intrusion detection systems (IDSs). Solutions based on collaborative intrusion detection networks (CIDNs) could increase the resilience against such attacks as they allow IDS nodes to gain knowledge from each other by sharing information. However, despite the vast research in this area, trust management issues still pose significant challenges and recent works investigate whether these could be addressed by relying on blockchain and related distributed ledger technologies. Towards that direction, the paper proposes the use of a trust-based blockchain in CIDNs, referred to as trust-chain, to protect the integrity of the information shared among the CIDN peers, enhance their accountability, and secure their collaboration by thwarting insider attacks. A consensus protocol is proposed for CIDNs, which is a combination of a proof-of-stake and proof-of-work protocols, to enable collaborative IDS nodes to maintain a reliable and tampered-resistant trust-chain.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 2019 IEEE World Congress on Services (SERVICES)
Editors	Carl K. Chang, Peter Chen, Michael Goul, Katsunori Oyama, Stephan Reiff-Marganiec, Yanchun Sun, Shangguang Wang, Zhongjie Wang
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	21-28
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-7281-3851-0
ISBN (Print)	978-1-7281-3852-7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/SERVICES.2019.00019
Publication status	Published - 29 Aug 2019
Event	2019 IEEE World Congress on Services - Milan, Italy Duration: 8 Jul 2019 → 13 Jul 2019

Publication series

Name	IEEE SERVICES Proceedings Series
Publisher	IEEE
ISSN (Print)	2378-3818
ISSN (Electronic)	2642-939X

Conference

Conference	2019 IEEE World Congress on Services
Abbreviated title	SERVICES 2019
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Milan
Period	8/07/19 → 13/07/19

Keywords

Blockchain
Collaborative intrusion detection
Insider threats
Security
Trust management

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Kolokotronis, N., Brotsis, S., Germanos, G., Vassilakis, C., & Shiaeles, S. (2019). On blockchain architectures for trust-based collaborative intrusion detection. In C. K. Chang, P. Chen, M. Goul, K. Oyama, S. Reiff-Marganiec, Y. Sun, S. Wang, & Z. Wang (Eds.), Proceedings - 2019 IEEE World Congress on Services (SERVICES) (pp. 21-28). Article 8817140 (IEEE SERVICES Proceedings Series). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/SERVICES.2019.00019

Kolokotronis, Nicholas ; Brotsis, Sotirios ; Germanos, Georgios et al. / On blockchain architectures for trust-based collaborative intrusion detection. Proceedings - 2019 IEEE World Congress on Services (SERVICES). editor / Carl K. Chang ; Peter Chen ; Michael Goul ; Katsunori Oyama ; Stephan Reiff-Marganiec ; Yanchun Sun ; Shangguang Wang ; Zhongjie Wang. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. pp. 21-28 (IEEE SERVICES Proceedings Series).

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Kolokotronis, N, Brotsis, S, Germanos, G, Vassilakis, C & Shiaeles, S 2019, On blockchain architectures for trust-based collaborative intrusion detection. in CK Chang, P Chen, M Goul, K Oyama, S Reiff-Marganiec, Y Sun, S Wang & Z Wang (eds), Proceedings - 2019 IEEE World Congress on Services (SERVICES)., 8817140, IEEE SERVICES Proceedings Series, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 21-28, 2019 IEEE World Congress on Services, Milan, Italy, 8/07/19. https://doi.org/10.1109/SERVICES.2019.00019

On blockchain architectures for trust-based collaborative intrusion detection. / Kolokotronis, Nicholas; Brotsis, Sotirios; Germanos, Georgios et al.
Proceedings - 2019 IEEE World Congress on Services (SERVICES). ed. / Carl K. Chang; Peter Chen; Michael Goul; Katsunori Oyama; Stephan Reiff-Marganiec; Yanchun Sun; Shangguang Wang; Zhongjie Wang. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. p. 21-28 8817140 (IEEE SERVICES Proceedings Series).

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Kolokotronis N, Brotsis S, Germanos G, Vassilakis C, Shiaeles S. On blockchain architectures for trust-based collaborative intrusion detection. In Chang CK, Chen P, Goul M, Oyama K, Reiff-Marganiec S, Sun Y, Wang S, Wang Z, editors, Proceedings - 2019 IEEE World Congress on Services (SERVICES). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2019. p. 21-28. 8817140. (IEEE SERVICES Proceedings Series). doi: 10.1109/SERVICES.2019.00019

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