Summary of Securing Federated Learning Against Novel and Classic Backdoor Threats During Foundation Model Integration, by Xiaohuan Bi et al.
Securing Federated Learning Against Novel and Classic Backdoor Threats During Foundation Model Integration
by Xiaohuan Bi, Xi Li
First submitted to arxiv on: 23 Oct 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Cryptography and Security (cs.CR)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This research paper proposes a new defense strategy to combat backdoor attacks in federated learning (FL) when integrating Foundation Models (FMs). By exploiting the FM’s capabilities, attackers can embed backdoors into synthetic data and infect client models without being involved in the FL process. The proposed defense constrains abnormal activations in the hidden feature space during model aggregation on the server, optimized using synthetic data alongside FL training. This approach mitigates the attack while barely affecting model performance. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Federated learning is a way to train AI models without sharing private data. Recently, combining Foundation Models with this method has made it even more powerful. However, this also opens up a new way for attackers to sneak backdoors into AI systems. The good news is that researchers have developed a new way to stop these attacks without needing any new data. They do this by limiting what the AI model can learn from suspicious data. This keeps the model safe while still allowing it to work well. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Federated learning » Synthetic data
