Social engineering is used as an umbrella term for a broad spectrum of computer
exploitations that employ a variety of attack vectors and strategies to psychologically …

Online social networks, which have been expanding at a blistering speed recently, have
emerged as a popular communication infrastructure for Internet users. Meanwhile, malware …

The abuse of chat services by automated programs, known as chat bots, poses a serious
threat to Internet users. Chat bots target popular chat networks to distribute spam and …

Instant messaging (IM) has become increasingly popular due to its quick response time, its
ease of use, and possibility of multitasking. It is estimated that there are several millions of …

The abuse of chat services by automated programs, known as chat bots, poses a serious
threat to Internet users. Chat bots target popular chat networks to distribute spam and …

This paper serves worm defenders' objective to improve their immunity to future active
worms by giving them a deep insight into propagation characteristics of active worms from a …

Millions of Internet users are using large-scale peer-to-peer (P2P) networks to share content
files today. Many other mission-critical applications, such as Internet telephony and Domain …

The dictionary of common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) is a compilation of known
security loopholes whose objective is to both facilitate the exchange of security-related …

Software code released to the user has the risk of reverse engineering attacks. Software
obfuscation techniques can be employed to make the reverse engineering of software …

Instant messaging (IM) has been one of most frequently used malware attack vectors due to
its popularity. Distinct from other malware, it is straightforward for IM malware to find and hit …