Smartwalk: Enhancing social network security via adaptive random walks
Random walks form a critical foundation in many social network based security systems and
applications. Currently, the design of such social security mechanisms is limited to the …
applications. Currently, the design of such social security mechanisms is limited to the …
Preserving link privacy in social network based systems
A growing body of research leverages social network based trust relationships to improve
the functionality of the system. However, these systems expose users' trust relationships …
the functionality of the system. However, these systems expose users' trust relationships …
Linkmirage: How to anonymize links in dynamic social systems
C Liu, P Mittal - arXiv preprint arXiv:1501.01361, 2015 - arxiv.org
Social network based trust relationships present a critical foundation for designing
trustworthy systems, such as Sybil defenses, secure routing, and anonymous …
trustworthy systems, such as Sybil defenses, secure routing, and anonymous …
A Run a Day Won't Keep the Hacker Away: Inference Attacks on Endpoint Privacy Zones in Fitness Tracking Social Networks
Fitness tracking social networks such as Strava allow users to record sports activities and
share them publicly. Sharing encourages peer interaction but also constitutes a risk …
share them publicly. Sharing encourages peer interaction but also constitutes a risk …
Pisces: Anonymous communication using social networks
The architectures of deployed anonymity systems such as Tor suffer from two key problems
that limit user's trust in these systems. First, paths for anonymous communication are built …
that limit user's trust in these systems. First, paths for anonymous communication are built …
On the mixing time of directed social graphs and security implications
Many graphs in general, and social graphs in particular, are directed by nature. However,
applications built on top of social networks, including Sybil defenses, information routing and …
applications built on top of social networks, including Sybil defenses, information routing and …
Social networks meet distributed systems: towards a robust sybil defense under churn
This paper examines the impact of heavy churn on the robustness of decentralized social
network-based Sybil defense (SNSD) schemes. Our analysis reveals that (i) heavy churn …
network-based Sybil defense (SNSD) schemes. Our analysis reveals that (i) heavy churn …
Starclique: Guaranteeing user privacy in social networks against intersection attacks
Building on the popularity of online social networks (OSNs) such as Facebook, social
content-sharing applications allow users to form communities around shared interests …
content-sharing applications allow users to form communities around shared interests …
Target privacy preserving for social networks
In this paper, we incorporate the realistic scenario of key protection into link privacy
preserving and propose the target-link privacy preserving (TPP) model: target links referred …
preserving and propose the target-link privacy preserving (TPP) model: target links referred …
Inferring networks from random walk-based node similarities
Digital presence in the world of online social media entails significant privacy risks. In this
work we consider a privacy threat to a social network in which an attacker has access to a …
work we consider a privacy threat to a social network in which an attacker has access to a …