DASF-R-2.4 — Adversarial partitions

Source: official compendium, AI Lifecycle Risks, row 17. Snapshot: 2026-10-22; source revision: DASF v 1.0.

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Risk mechanism

If an attacker can influence the partitioning of datasets used in training and evaluation, they can effectively exercise indirect control over the ML system by making them vulnerable to adversarial attacks, where carefully crafted inputs lead to incorrect outputs. These attacks can exploit the space partitioning capabilities of machine learning models, such as tree ensembles and neural networks, leading to misclassifications even in high-confidence scenarios. This form of “model control” can lead to biased or compromised outcomes. Therefore, it is crucial that datasets accurately reflect the intended operational reality of the ML system. Implementing stringent security measures to safeguard against such manipulations is essential for maintaining the integrity and reliability of ML systems.

Applicability

Predictive ML Models

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Impacts described by the source

AI system:

• Unauthorised Influence of Training Data Partitions • Attacker Model Control • Biased or Compromised AI System Outputs • Regulatory non-compliance • Loss of data integrity

Business:

• Financial Loss • Customer Retention • Legal fines • Regulatory Fines and Judgement

Controls

• DASF-1 — SSO with IdP and MFA
• DASF-2 — Sync users and groups
• DASF-3 — Restrict access using IP access lists
• DASF-4 — Restrict access using private link
• DASF-17 — Track and reproduce the training data used for ML model training
• DASF-42 — Employ data-centric MLOps and LLMOps
• DASF-67 — Federate authentication

Source control guidance

• DASF 1: SSO with IdP and MFA to limit who can access your data and AI platform • DASF 2: Sync users and groups to inherit your organizational roles to access data • DASF 3: Restrict access using IP access lists to restrict the IP addresses that can authenticate to Databricks • DASF 4: Restrict access using private link as strong controls that limit the source for inbound requests • DASF 17: Track and reproduce the training data used for ML model training to track and reproduce the training data partitions and the human owner accountable for ML model training, as well as identify ML models and runs derived from a particular dataset • DASF 42: Data-centric MLOps and LLMOps for unit and integration testing • DASF 67: Federate authentication

Investigate and verify

Project adaptation: use the evidence workflow, then request investigate_risk with DASF-R-2.4. It returns the mechanism above, control-specific evidence requests, proposed tests and remediation acceptance criteria. Until evidence is supplied, the result is unverified. Use the finding template to record a concrete observation and residual risk.

Source-reported framework mappings

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