Content modification attacks on consensus seeking multi-agent system with double-integrator dynamics

Abstract

In this paper, vulnerability of a distributed consensus seeking multi-agent system (MAS) with double-integrator dynamics against edge-bound content modification cyber attacks is studied. In particular, we define a specific edge-bound content modification cyber attack called malignant content modification attack (MCoMA), which results in unbounded growth of an appropriately defined group disagreement vector. Properties of MCoMA are utilized to design detection and mitigation algorithms so as to impart resilience in the considered MAS against MCoMA. Additionally, the proposed detection mechanism is extended to detect the general edge-bound content modification attacks (not just MCoMA). Finally, the efficacies of the proposed results are illustrated through numerical simulations.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Oct 28, 2016
Source ID
10.1063/1.4965034

Entities

People

  • Nikhil Chopra
  • Nirupam Gupta
  • Yimeng Dong

Organizations

  • National Science Foundation
  • Naval Air Systems Command
  • University of Maryland

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Cybersecurity.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Cyber
  • Cyber - Cryptography