The dependency of our society on networked computers has become frightening: In the
economy, all-digital networks have turned from facilitators to drivers; as cyber-physical …

SCADA systems monitor and control critical infrastructures of national importance such as
power generation and distribution, water supply, transportation networks, and manufacturing …

Botnets are now the key platform for many Internet attacks, such as spam, distributed denial-
of-service (DDoS), identity theft, and phishing. Most of the current botnet detection …

Malicious software–so called malware–poses a major threat to the security of computer
systems. The amount and diversity of its variants render classic security defenses ineffective …

Botnets are now recognized as one of the most serious security threats. In contrast to
previous malware, botnets have the characteristic of a command and control (C&C) channel …

We present a new kind of network perimeter monitoring strategy, which focuses on
recognizing the infection and coordination dialog that occurs during a successful malware …

Malware is notoriously difficult to combat because it appears and spreads so quickly. In this
article, we describe the design and implementation of CWSandbox, a malware analysis tool …

Anti-malware companies receive thousands of malware samples every day. To process this
large quantity, a number of automated analysis tools were developed. These tools execute a …

Malicious software in form of Internet worms, computer viruses, and Trojan horses poses a
major threat to the security of networked systems. The diversity and amount of its variants …

Numerous attacks, such as worms, phishing, and botnets, threaten the availability of the
Internet, the integrity of its hosts, and the privacy of its users. A core element of defense …