Heavy-tailed distribution of cyber-risks

European Physical Journal B

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 357-364

  Maillart, T ^a   Sornette, D ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUMULATIVE NUMBER; DISTRIBUTED ATTACK; GLOBAL SCALE; HEAVY-TAILED DISTRIBUTION; INFORMATION RISK; NONSTATIONARY; PERSONAL IDENTITY; POWER LAW DISTRIBUTION; POWER-LAW TAIL; SIZE EFFECTS; STATIONARY PHASE; STATISTICAL PROPERTIES; TIME EVOLUTIONS; ZIPF'S LAW;

PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

INTERNET;

EID: 77954565331     PISSN: 14346028     EISSN: 14346036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjb/e2010-00120-8     Document Type: Article

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