Basic definitions for discrete modeling of computer worms epidemics

The information technologies have evolved in such a way that communication between computers or hosts has become common, so much that the worldwide organization (governments and corporations) depends on it; what could happen if these computers stop working for a long time is catastrophic. Unfortunat...

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Autores:
Guevara López, Pedro
Delgado Reyes, Gustavo
Audelo González, Jesús
Valdez Martínez, Jorge
Perez Meana, Hector
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2015
Institución:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Repositorio:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/67685
Acceso en línea:
https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/67685
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/68714/
Palabra clave:
62 Ingeniería y operaciones afines / Engineering
Epidemic
computer worm
basic definitions
hosts
network
state
Epidemia
gusano informático
definiciones básicas
red de computadoras
estado
Rights
openAccess
License
Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional
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Summary:The information technologies have evolved in such a way that communication between computers or hosts has become common, so much that the worldwide organization (governments and corporations) depends on it; what could happen if these computers stop working for a long time is catastrophic. Unfortunately, networks are attacked by malware such as viruses and worms that could collapse the system. This has served as motivation for the formal study of computer worms and epidemics to develop strategies for prevention and protection; this is why in this paper, before analyzing epidemiological models, a set of formal definitions based on set theory and functions is proposed for describing 21 concepts used in the study of worms. These definitions provide a basis for future qualitative research on the behavior of computer worms, and quantitative for the study of their epidemiological models.