A mathematical model for a distributed attack on targeted resources in a computer network

Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 3149-3160

  Haldar, Kaushik ^a   Mishra, Bimal Kumar ^a  

^a BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Distributed attack; Epidemic models; Stability; Targeted attack

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS;

CONDITION; DEFENCE MECHANISMS; DISTRIBUTED ATTACK; EPIDEMIC MODELING; EQUILIBRIUM POINT; TARGETED ATTACK; THRESHOLD CONDITION;

DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS;

EID: 84897057483     PISSN: 10075704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cnsns.2014.01.028     Document Type: Article

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