A Hypothesis Testing-based Framework for Cyber Deception with Sludging

Abhinav Kumar, Swastik Brahma, Baocheng Geng, Charles A. Kamhoua, Pramod K. Varshney

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Abstract

In this paper, we present a novel hypothesis testing framework to model an attacker's decision-making during the reconnaissance phase and employ the framework to design strategic deception strategies that can provide the attacker with optimally falsified information structures. We characterize the criterion for such structures to 'blind' the attacker, i.e., to completely confuse it, as well as the optimal falsification strategy when the attacker cannot be blinded. We also characterize optimal information acquisition costs that can be imposed on the attacker to maximally 'sludge' its decision-making process during the reconnaissance phase. Numerical results have been presented to gain important insights into the developed strategies.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2024 60th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Allerton 2024
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9798331541033
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Externally publishedYes
Event60th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Allerton 2024 - Urbana, United States
Duration: Sep 24 2024Sep 27 2024

Publication series

Name2024 60th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Allerton 2024

Conference

Conference60th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Allerton 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityUrbana
Period9/24/249/27/24

Keywords

  • Cyber Deception
  • Hypothesis Testing
  • Information Falsification
  • Sludging

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computational Theory and Mathematics
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Control and Optimization

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