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
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