DocumentCode
1046418
Title
Computers and epidemiology
Author
Kephart, Jeffrey O. ; White, Steve R. ; Chess, David M.
Author_Institution
IBM Thomas J. Watson Res. Center, Hawthorne, NY, USA
Volume
30
Issue
5
fYear
1993
fDate
5/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
20
Lastpage
26
Abstract
Analogies with biological disease with topological considerations added, which show that the spread of computer viruses can be contained, and the resulting epidemiological model are examined. The findings of computer virus epidemiology show that computer viruses are far less rife than many have claimed, that many fail to thrive, that even successful viruses spread at nowhere near the exponential rate that some have claimed, and that centralized reporting and response within an organization is an extremely effective defense. A case study is presented, and some steps for companies to take are suggested.<>
Keywords
computer viruses; biological disease; companies; computer viruses; defense; epidemiology; reporting; response; security; Biology computing; Computer simulation; Computer viruses; Diseases; Laboratories; Mathematical model; Microscopy; North America; Statistics; Viruses (medical);
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/6.275061
Filename
275061
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