Using the danger model of immune systems for distributed defense in modern data networks

Computer Networks

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1315-1333

  Swimmer, Morton ^a  

^a IBM RESEARCH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Artificial immune systems; Intrusion detection systems; Malware; Pervasive computing; Security; Virus; Worm

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER VIRUSES; COMPUTER WORMS; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS;

ARTIFICIAL IMMUNE SYSTEMS; AUTONOMIC DEFENSE SYSTEMS; DANGER MODEL; INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEMS; INTRUSION PREVENTION SYSTEMS (IPS); MALWARE; PERVASIVE COMPUTING;

SECURITY OF DATA;

EID: 33846238581     PISSN: 13891286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comnet.2006.09.015     Document Type: Article

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