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Modeling and Simulation for Security: An Overview

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This chapter provides an overview of modeling and simulation for security, discussing threat identification, threat modeling, environment design, human behavior, transportation modeling, visualization, and communication of results. Readers are provided bounding strategies for defining each step and given suggestions for software tools to explore different security modeling scenarios. This discussion includes agent-based modeling, modern machine learning tools, new visualization options, and suggestions to share results.

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Best, E. (2022). Modeling and Simulation for Security: An Overview. In: Masys, A.J. (eds) Handbook of Security Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51761-2_53-1

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