Detailed DoS attacks in wireless networks and countermeasures

International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 157-166

  Mohammed, Lawan A ^a   Issac, Biju ^a,b  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Malaysia)

^b Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Countermeasures; DoS attacks; Vulnerabilities; Wireless network

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER CRIME; ELECTRONIC CRIME COUNTERMEASURES; SECURITY OF DATA; TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC;

DENIAL OF SERVICE (DOS) ATTACKS;

WIRELESS NETWORKS;

EID: 34248333875     PISSN: 17438225     EISSN: 17438233     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJAHUC.2007.012417     Document Type: Conference Paper

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