Epidemic state analysis of computers under malware attacks

Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 571-584

  Kondakci, Suleyman ^a  

^a IZMIR UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Epidemic modeling; Markov chains; Network security impact analysis; Stochastic process; System reliability model

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER CRIME; MARKOV PROCESSES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SECURITY OF DATA; TRANSMITTERS;

EPIDEMIC MODELING; NETWORK SECURITY IMPACT ANALYSIS; SYSTEM RELIABILITY MODEL;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 42649108776     PISSN: 1569190X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.simpat.2008.02.011     Document Type: Article

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