• DocumentCode
    769142
  • Title

    Understanding the Adversary: Virus Writers and Beyond

  • Author

    Gordon, Stascia

  • Author_Institution
    Symantec Security Response, Cupertino, CA
  • Volume
    4
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2006
  • Firstpage
    67
  • Lastpage
    70
  • Abstract
    In this column, I explain why understanding the cyber adversary - virus writers, for example - is important and explore the history of both public perceptions and reality, which might not always be the same. In a later column, I´ll delve into recent developments, such as the reported increase in financial motivation on the part of spyware/adware manufacturers
  • Keywords
    computer viruses; adware manufacturers; cyberadversary; spyware manufacturers; virus writers; Computer hacking; Computer security; Computer viruses; Earth; Genetic mutations; Internet; Joining processes; Privacy; Search engines; Viruses (medical); adware; spyware; virus writers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Security & Privacy, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1540-7993
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSP.2006.137
  • Filename
    1704787