Countering Hidden-Action Attacks on Networked Systems

We define an economic category of hidden-action attacks: actions made attractive by a lack of observation. We then consider its implications for computer systems. Rather than structure contracts to compensate for incentive problems, we rely on insights from social capital theory to design network topologies and interactions that undermine the potential for hidden-action attacks.

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