MalCon: A blockchain-based malware containment framework for Internet of Things

IoT devices have become a primary medium for malware (e.g., botnets) to launch Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. Such exploit low-security measures in spread networks and recruit new victims. Thus, there is need countermeasures that consider both the security operability network. Indeed, some might run critical processes do not tolerate interruptions. This paper proposes MalCon, blockchain-based containment framework IoT. It aims stop from spreading network by set strategies encoded into smart contracts be executed infected devices. Moreover, MalCon provides monitoring service ensures trustworthy behavior reports system administrator any fraudulent activity monitored was tested extensively with real-life use cases. quickly drastically reduces number network, even an extreme case fully connected