Botnets: To what extent are they a threat to information security?

Information Security Technical Report

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 79-103

  Elliott, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTNETS; CORPORATES; GENERAL PUBLICS; INFORMATION SECURITY; ISO/IEC; LAW-ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES; POTENTIAL IMPACTS;

LAW ENFORCEMENT;

SECURITY OF DATA;

EID: 79952572775     PISSN: 13634127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.istr.2010.11.003     Document Type: Article

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