Title :
A Simulation of Various Variable Hacker Populations
Author :
Pendegraft, Norman ; Rounds, Mark
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Bus. & Econ., Univ. of Idaho, Moscow, ID, USA
Abstract :
The interaction between an information system, its users, and a variable population of attackers is simulated. The attacker population grows according to one or more growth processes reflecting different attacker motivations. Passive defense proves efficacious against only some attacker types.
Keywords :
computer crime; digital simulation; attacker population; computer security; hacker population simulation; information system; variable hacker populations; Computational modeling; Computer crime; Computer hacking; Computer security; Educational institutions; Information security; Law; Legal factors; Network servers; Telecommunication traffic; computer security; simulation;
Conference_Titel :
Computational Science and Engineering, 2009. CSE '09. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5334-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3823-5
DOI :
10.1109/CSE.2009.139
