Worms as Attack Vectors: Theory, Threats, and Defenses

Self-replicating, self-propagating, malicious programs (worms) are described in the context of being likely attack mechanisms for a variety of illicit or illegal activities. A brief discussion of what constitutes a typical worm is given, along with a brief history of worms, reasons they may be...
By
Matthew Todd
February 22, 2003

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