The Impact of Adversarial Node Placement in Decentralized Federated Learning Networks
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| author | Piaseczny, Adam Ruzomberka, Eric Parasnis, Rohit Brinton, Christopher G. |
| author_facet | Piaseczny, Adam Ruzomberka, Eric Parasnis, Rohit Brinton, Christopher G. |
| contents | As Federated Learning (FL) grows in popularity, new decentralized frameworks are becoming widespread. These frameworks leverage the benefits of decentralized environments to enable fast and energy-efficient inter-device communication. However, this growing popularity also intensifies the need for robust security measures. While existing research has explored various aspects of FL security, the role of adversarial node placement in decentralized networks remains largely unexplored. This paper addresses this gap by analyzing the performance of decentralized FL for various adversarial placement strategies when adversaries can jointly coordinate their placement within a network. We establish two baseline strategies for placing adversarial node: random placement and network centrality-based placement. Building on this foundation, we propose a novel attack algorithm that prioritizes adversarial spread over adversarial centrality by maximizing the average network distance between adversaries. We show that the new attack algorithm significantly impacts key performance metrics such as testing accuracy, outperforming the baseline frameworks by between $9\%$ and $66.5\%$ for the considered setups. Our findings provide valuable insights into the vulnerabilities of decentralized FL systems, setting the stage for future research aimed at developing more secure and robust decentralized FL frameworks. |
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| spellingShingle | The Impact of Adversarial Node Placement in Decentralized Federated Learning Networks Piaseczny, Adam Ruzomberka, Eric Parasnis, Rohit Brinton, Christopher G. Cryptography and Security Artificial Intelligence Multiagent Systems As Federated Learning (FL) grows in popularity, new decentralized frameworks are becoming widespread. These frameworks leverage the benefits of decentralized environments to enable fast and energy-efficient inter-device communication. However, this growing popularity also intensifies the need for robust security measures. While existing research has explored various aspects of FL security, the role of adversarial node placement in decentralized networks remains largely unexplored. This paper addresses this gap by analyzing the performance of decentralized FL for various adversarial placement strategies when adversaries can jointly coordinate their placement within a network. We establish two baseline strategies for placing adversarial node: random placement and network centrality-based placement. Building on this foundation, we propose a novel attack algorithm that prioritizes adversarial spread over adversarial centrality by maximizing the average network distance between adversaries. We show that the new attack algorithm significantly impacts key performance metrics such as testing accuracy, outperforming the baseline frameworks by between $9\%$ and $66.5\%$ for the considered setups. Our findings provide valuable insights into the vulnerabilities of decentralized FL systems, setting the stage for future research aimed at developing more secure and robust decentralized FL frameworks. |
| title | The Impact of Adversarial Node Placement in Decentralized Federated Learning Networks |
| topic | Cryptography and Security Artificial Intelligence Multiagent Systems |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.07946 |