Managing computer viruses
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Managing computer viruses
Oxford University Press, 1992
- : pbk.
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Includes index
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ISBN 9780198539735
Description
The emergence of a new type of threat to computer security - the computer virus - has attracted much attention from the media, researchers, and entrepreneurs. It is clear that computer viruses and other software menaces, like their biological counterparts, are here to stay. This poses a particular problem for organizations which use computers - how to minimize the threat to their information systems without unduly disrupting their functioning. This book presents a concise overview of the problem and a framework for dealing with computer viruses in organizations. Managers are the target audience and will find that the book offers more than the usual technical information. Advice is offered primarily on the problem of computer security in general. There are also technical appendices and an insight into the biological analogy.
Table of Contents
- The destructive potential of computer viruses
- the nature of computer viruses
- the biological analogy
- protection against computer viruses
- computer viruses - current and future
- virus control methodologies. Appendices: a generic DOS virus
- known viruses
- turing machines
- biological viruses
- information storage in cells
- reviews of anti-virus software.
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: pbk. ISBN 9780198539742
Description
The emergence of a new type of threat to computer security - the computer virus - has attracted much attention from the media, researchers, and entrepreneurs. It is clear that computer viruses and other software menaces, like their biological counterparts, are here to stay. This poses a particular problem for organizations which use computers - how to minimize the threat to their information systems without unduly disrupting their functioning.
This book presents a concise overview of the problem and a detailed framework for dealing with computer viruses in organizations. Managers are the target audience, and will find that it offers more than the usual technical information. There is a wealth of advice, much of which applies to the problem of computer security in general. There are also a number of useful technical appendices and an in-depth insight into the biological analogy.
Table of Contents
- The destructive potential of computer viruses
- The nature of computer viruses
- The biological analogy
- Protection against computer viruses
- Computer viruses - current and future
- Virus control methodologies
- Conclusions
- A generic DOS virus
- Known viruses
- Turing machines
- Biological viruses
- Information storage in cells
- Reviews of anti-virus software
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