malware

Information security: principles and practice

by Stamp, Mark

0 Type: Book

"As businesses and consumers become more dependent on complex multinational information systems, the need to understand and devise sound information security systems has never been greater. This title takes a practical approach to information security by focusing on real-world e…

Information security: principles and practice

by Stamp, Mark

0 Type: Book

"As businesses and consumers become more dependent on complex multinational information systems, the need to understand and devise sound information security systems has never been greater. This title takes a practical approach to information security by focusing on real-world e…

Although desktops and laptops have historically composed the bulk of botnet nodes, Internet of Things (IoT) devices have become more recent targets. Lightbulbs, outdoor cameras, watches, and many other small items are connected to WiFi and each other; and few have well-developed…

The purpose of this research project was to examine network firewalls to provide recommendations for how to better mitigate threat exposer related to configuration deficiencies. The study focused on the different firewall generations, how each generation has grown, and the stren…

Malicious code protection is often seen as synonymous with antivirus. Antivirus is a form of a negative security control. Much of the current and historical research into malicious code prevention is focused on improving antivirus. This experimental quantitative research shows t…

The purpose of this project was to examine cyber threats within the medical field for providing education to mitigate risk of future threats. What are the ramifications of a successful cyber-attack? How can a Health Care Organizations (HCO) mitigate the risk of ransomware attack…

With the Internet's rapid growth has come a proportional increase in exposure to attacks, misuse and abuse. Modern viruses and worms are causing damage much more quickly than those created in the past. The fast replication and epidemic nature of the spreads limits the time secur…

Most research discussing malware detection completely dismisses signatures as being a thing of the past, accusing signatures of suffering from a weak ability to detect zero-day malware. This indeed could be the case if we are still referring to the classic definition of signatur…