Alma
Whitten and J. D. Tygar Usability of Security.
Definition :
Human factors are perhaps the greatest current barrier to
effective computer security. Most security
mechanisms are simply too difficult and confusing for the
average computer user to manage correctly.
Designing security software that is usable enough to be
effective is a specialized problem, and user
interface design strategies that are appropriate for other
types of software will not be sufficient to solve it.
By Alma Whitten and
J. D. Tygar.
Case study on the spread
and victims of an Internet worm.
Definition :
On July 19, 2001, more than 359,000 computers
connected to the Internet were infected with the Code-
Red (CRv2) worm in less than 14 hours. The cost of this
epidemic, including subsequent strains of Code-Red, is estimated
to be in excess of $2.6 billion.
By CAIDA,
San Diego
Supercomputer Center,
University of California.
LURHQ
SQL "Slammer" Case Study
Definition :
At 12:30am on Jan. 25, 2003, LURHQ Corporation's Secure
Operations Center detected massive scanning for UDP Port
1434 across its customer base. LURHQ's Intrusion Analysis
team determined the cause of this unusual traffic to be
the
propagation of a new Internet Worm known as W32.SQLExp or
"SQL Slammer."
By LURHQ - Managed Security Solutions
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Windows
of Vulnerability: A Case Study Analysis
Definition :
The authors propose a life-cycle model
for system vulnerabilities, then apply it to three case
studies to reveal how systems often remain vulnerable long
after security fixes are available.
By William
A.Arbaugh & William L. Fithen John McHugh
IGMP Flood A study of DoS
attacks using IGMP
Definition :
mcast protocols are intended to be
open
- security is hard to attain
study DoS attacks using IGMP
- against routers and switches
- against the network
By Josep M. Blanquer and Robert
C. Chalmers
CS290I Computer Security.
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