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Strategic attacks on trust models via bandit optimization

Strategic attacks on trust models via bandit optimization
Strategic attacks on trust models via bandit optimization

Trust and reputation systems are designed to mitigate risks associated with decisions to rely upon systems over which there is no direct control. The effectiveness of trust models are typically evaluated against relatively shallow metrics regarding the sophistication of potential attacks. In reality, such systems may be open to strategic attacks, which need to be investigated in-depth if trust model resilience is to be more fully understood. Here, we devise an orchestrated attack strategy for a specific state-of-the-art statistical trust model (HABIT). We evaluate how these intelligent attack strategies can influence predictions of target trustworthiness by this model. Our conjecture is that this approach represents a stronger benchmark for the assessment of trust models in general.

1613-0073
87-95
Güneş, Taha D.
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Tran-Thanh, Long
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Norman, Timothy J.
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Güneş, Taha D.
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Tran-Thanh, Long
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Norman, Timothy J.
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Güneş, Taha D., Tran-Thanh, Long and Norman, Timothy J. (2018) Strategic attacks on trust models via bandit optimization. CEUR Workshop Proceedings, 2154, 87-95.

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Trust and reputation systems are designed to mitigate risks associated with decisions to rely upon systems over which there is no direct control. The effectiveness of trust models are typically evaluated against relatively shallow metrics regarding the sophistication of potential attacks. In reality, such systems may be open to strategic attacks, which need to be investigated in-depth if trust model resilience is to be more fully understood. Here, we devise an orchestrated attack strategy for a specific state-of-the-art statistical trust model (HABIT). We evaluate how these intelligent attack strategies can influence predictions of target trustworthiness by this model. Our conjecture is that this approach represents a stronger benchmark for the assessment of trust models in general.

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Published date: 14 July 2018

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Local EPrints ID: 423211
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/423211
ISSN: 1613-0073
PURE UUID: 70ef5624-71d2-4a6f-9723-edb45ecbd23e
ORCID for Long Tran-Thanh: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-1617-8316
ORCID for Timothy J. Norman: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-6387-4034

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Date deposited: 19 Sep 2018 16:30
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 04:24

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Author: Taha D. Güneş
Author: Long Tran-Thanh ORCID iD

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