• DocumentCode
    758909
  • Title

    Inside the Slammer worm

  • Author

    Moore, David ; Paxson, Vern ; Savage, Stefan ; Shannon, Colleen ; Staniford, Stuart ; Weaver, Nicholas

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of California, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2003
  • Firstpage
    33
  • Lastpage
    39
  • Abstract
    The Slammer worm spread so quickly that human response was ineffective. In January 2003, it packed a benign payload, but its disruptive capacity was surprising. Why was it so effective and what new challenges do this new breed of worm pose?.
  • Keywords
    computer viruses; AD 2003.01.25; Slammer worm; Bandwidth; Computer science; Computer worms; Data analysis; Humans; Internet; Payloads; Probes; Silicon; Yarn;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Security & Privacy, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1540-7993
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSECP.2003.1219056
  • Filename
    1219056