We exploit for defensive purposes the concept of darkports – the unused ports on active systems. We are particularly interested in such ports which transition to become active (...
David Whyte, Paul C. van Oorschot, Evangelos Krana...
Abstract. In the ongoing arms race against malware, antivirus software is at the forefront, as one of the most important defense tools in our arsenal. Antivirus software is flexib...
— To counteract current trends in network malware, distributed solutions have been developed that harness the power of collaborative end-host sensors. While these systems greatly...
Honeypot has been an invaluable tool for the detection and analysis of network-based attacks by either human intruders or automated malware in the wild. The insights obtained by de...
Home computer systems are frequently insecure because they are administered by untrained, unskilled users. The rise of botnets has amplified this problem; attackers can compromis...