Computer viruses and malware /

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Author / Creator:Aycock, John Daniel, 1970-
Imprint:New York ; London : Springer, 2006.
Description:1 online resource (xvi, 227 p.) : ill.
Language:English
Series:Advances in information security ; v. 22
Advances in information security ; v. 22.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8877824
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ISBN:9780387341880
0387341889
0387302360 (cased)
9780387302362 (cased)
9786610716203
661071620X
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
Summary:Provides a view of malicious software and its countermeasures. This book discusses both the technical and human factors involved in computer viruses, worms, and anti-virus software. It also looks at the application of malicious software to computer crime and information warfare.
Other form:Print version: Aycock, John Daniel, 1970- Computer viruses and malware. New York ; London : Springer, 2006 0387302360 9780387302362
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Our Internet-connected society increasingly relies on computers. As a result, attacks on computers from malicious software have never been a bigger concern. Computer Viruses and Malware draws together hundreds of sources to provide an unprecedented view of malicious software and its countermeasures. This book discusses both the technical and human factors involved in computer viruses, worms, and anti-virus software. It also looks at the application of malicious software to computer crime and information warfare.

Computer Viruses and Malware is designed for a professional audience composed of researchers and practitioners in industry. This book is also suitable as a secondary text for advanced-level students in computer science.

Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 227 p.) : ill.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780387341880
0387341889
0387302360
9780387302362
9786610716203
661071620X