Finding the hidden zombie in your network: Statistical approach to unraveling computer botnets
Tuesday, February 4, 2014 - 10:01
in Mathematics & Economics
How do you detect a "botnet", a network of computers infected with malware -so-called zombies - that allow a third party to take control of those machines? The answer may lie in a statistical tool first published in 1966 and brought into the digital age researchers writing this month in the International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics.