Computer worm ecology in encounter-based networks

Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Broadband Communications, Networks, Systems, BroadNets

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 535-543

  Tanachaiwiwat, Sapon ^a   Helmy, Ahmed ^b  

^a University of Southern California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS; INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES; WORM PROPAGATIONS;

AD HOC NETWORKS; COMPUTER WORMS; CRACK PROPAGATION; DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; DIFFERENTIATION (CALCULUS); DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FLOW INTERACTIONS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

COMPUTER CRIME;

EID: 51249114340     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/BROADNETS.2007.4550479     Document Type: Conference Paper

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