Attack and interception in networks

Article dans une revue: This paper studies a game of attack and interception in a network, where a single attacker chooses a target and a path, and each node chooses a level of protection. We show that the Nash equilibrium of the game exists and is unique. We characterize equilibrium attack paths and attack distributions as a function of the underlying network and target values. We show that adding a link or increasing the value of a target may harm the attacker – a comparative statics effect which is reminiscent of Braess’s paradox in transportation economics. Finally, we contrast the Nash equilibrium with the equilibrium of a variant of the model: one where all nodes cooperate in interception.

Auteur(s)

Francis Bloch, Kalyan Chatterjee, Bhaskar Dutta

Revue
  • Theoretical Economics
Date de publication
  • 2023
Mots-clés JEL
C72 D85 K42
Mots-clés
  • Network interdiction
  • Networks
  • Attack and defense
  • Inspection games
Pages
  • 1511–1546
Version
  • 1
Volume
  • 18