Title :
Petrifying Worm Cultures: Scalable Detection and Immunization in Untrusted Environments
Author :
Sandin, J.O. ; Khan, Bilal
Author_Institution :
Stanford Univ., Stanford
Abstract :
We present and evaluate the design of a new and comprehensive solution for automated worm detection and immunization. The system engages a peer-to-peer network of untrusted machines on the Internet to detect new worms and facilitate rapid preventative response. We evaluate the efficacy and scalability of the proposed system through large-scale simulations and assessments of a functional real-world prototype. We find that the system enjoys scalability in terms of network coverage, fault- tolerance, security, and maintainability. It proves effective against new worms, and supports collaboration among among mutually mistrusting parties.
Keywords :
Internet; invasive software; peer-to-peer computing; telecommunication security; Internet; automated worm detection; immunization; mistrusting parties; peer-to-peer network; preventative response; scalable detection; untrusted environments; worm cultures; Collaboration; Communications Society; Computer science; Computer worms; Filtering; IP networks; Immune system; Intrusion detection; Scalability; Telecommunication traffic;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 2007. ICC '07. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Glasgow
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0353-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICC.2007.239