Analyzing the aftermath of the McColo shutdown

Proceedings - 2009 9th Annual International Symposium on Applications and the Internet, SAINT 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 157-160

  DiBenedetto, Steve ^a   Massey, Dan ^a   Papadopoulos, Christos ^a   Walsh, Patrick J ^b  

^a Colorado State University   (United States)

^b ESoft Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEFORE AND AFTER; SECURITY ENFORCEMENT; SERVICE PROVIDER; SPAMMERS;

INTERNET; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; SPAMMING;

SECURITY OF DATA;

EID: 70350512857     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SAINT.2009.37     Document Type: Conference Paper

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