Self-organizing network security environments - A simulative analysis

We discuss the need for adaptive load control in network security environments in order to cope with the increasing bandwidth requirements. In earlier work, we developed a simple model to study the behavior of feedback loops for self-configuring security environments. We primarily considered the traffic between the monitoring probes, the IDS systems, and associated firewalls. We now enhanced the model to study fully self-organized network security environments in a simulation model. First simulation results outline both the feasibility of the general approach and the possibilities of the simulation model.