Computers Under Attack: Intruders, Worms and Viruses

Peter J. Denning

ISBN 10: 0201530678 / ISBN 13: 9780201530674

Editore: ADDISON WESLEY PUB CO INC Jan 1990, 1990

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Neuware - Prominent computer scientist Peter Denning defines and distinguishes among the various kinds of attacks--intrusions, worms, and viruses. His book addresses the vulnerabilities inherent in a networked world through the stories of two major incidents that attracted national attention: the Internet Worm and the Wiley Hacker.

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• Titolo: Computers Under Attack: Intruders, Worms and Viruses
• Editore: ADDISON WESLEY PUB CO INC Jan 1990
• Data di pubblicazione: 1990
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0201530678
• ISBN 13: 9780201530674
• Rilegatura: Taschenbuch
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 233 L x 159 A x 24 P (millimetri) 233 millimetri di larghezza per 159 millimetri di altezza per 24 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 680 grammi

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Riassunto

This book is broken down into 6 parts. The first describes the emergence of a worldwide network of computers, here called Worldnet, and the practices that people have engaged in as a result. The second part describes the problem of electronic breakins. The third part deals with the phenomenon of worms. The fourth part deals with viruses. The fifth part of the book gives a glimpse of the worlds in which hackers live. The final part deals with the social context in which people make ethical and moral interpretations and propose new laws.