Modeling malware propagation in networks of smart cell phones with spatial dynamics

Proceedings - IEEE INFOCOM

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 2516-2520

  Ramachandran, Krishna ^a   Sikdar, Biplab ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; BLUETOOTH; COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; COMPUTER CRIME; INTERNET; MOBILE PHONES; WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLAN);

MALWARE PROPAGATION; SMART CELL PHONES; TELECOM NETWORKS;

SECURITY OF DATA;

EID: 34548305157     PISSN: 0743166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/INFCOM.2007.312     Document Type: Conference Paper

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