An Overview of Game Theory Approaches for Mobile Ad-Hoc Network's Security

Abstract

The issue of cybersecurity has gained significant prominence in the context of safeguarding the privacy and integrity of information, especially with the increasing prevalence of interconnected devices such as Mobile Ad-hoc networks (MANETs). Due to their nature, particularly in light of the unavoidable security flaws that arise from the complexity of current and future systems and services, it is crucial to explore how to prevent cyberattacks efficiently. On the other hand, game theory is one of the most significant methods used in this field. Yet, survey articles that consider game theory for security in MANETs are less common. Therefore, in this paper, we survey the articles related to game theory for security in MANETs, presenting an overview of the basic MANETs concepts and their main vulnerabilities. Also, we will propose a taxonomy for recent works, highlighting the limits of the existing works, and outlining some potential future directions for cybersecurity in Ad-hoc networks.