Attacks – NetsLab

Rec-Def: A Recommendation-based Defence Mechanism for Privacy Preservation in Federated Learning Systems

November 19, 2023
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An emergence of attention and regulations on consumer privacy can be observed over the recent years with the ubiquitous availability of IoT systems handling personal data. Federated Learning (FL) arises as a privacy-preserved Machine Learning (ML) technique where data can be kept private within these devices without transmitting to third parties. Yet, many privacy attacks […]

From Opacity to Clarity: Leveraging XAI for Robust Network Traffic Classification

November 19, 2023
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A wide adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be observed in recent years over networking to provide zero-touch, full autonomy of services towards the next generation Beyond 5G (B5G)/6G. However, AI-driven attacks on these services are a major concern in reaching the full potential of this future vision. Identifying how resilient the AI models are […]

FL-TIA: Novel Time Inference Attacks on Federated Learning

November 19, 2023
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Federated Learning (FL) is an emerging privacy-preserved distributed Machine Learning (ML) technique where multiple clients can contribute to training an ML model without sharing private data. Even though FL offers a certain level of privacy by design, recent works show that FL is vulnerable to numerous privacy attacks. One of the key features of FL […]

Privacy of the Metaverse: Current Issues, AI Attacks, and Possible Solutions

July 1, 2023
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Metaverse is a key emerging digital transformation concept for the next generation of cyberspace. It is expected to create a self-sustaining virtual ecosystem of fully immersive, real-time experiences with numerous opportunities for general users and industries to interact with the world. With the introduction of 6G networks and enabling technologies, the metaverse will achieve its […]

Introduction to IoT Security

September 5, 2019
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In a world with “things” and devices interconnected at every level, from wearables to home and building automation, to smart cities and infrastructure, to smart industries, and to smart everything, the Internet of Things (IoT) security plays a centric role with no margin for error or shortage on supply. Securing, including the authentication of these […]