Impact of Network Design on Worm Propagation
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Author
Brian Carrier and Sundararaman Jeyaraman and Sarah Sellke
Tech report number
CERIAS TR 2004-35
Entry type
techreport
Abstract
In this paper, we simulate the Code Red II and Nimda worms on different
enterprise-scale networks to determine the impact that topology has
on worm propagation. A corporate network can be designed to improve
security and, as we show, to decrease the propagation rate of worms
that use network scanning as a target discovery technique. We also
examine the impact that LaBrea-like devices have on propagation
rates and compare it to the impact of network topology.
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Institution
CERIAS
Key alpha
carrier
School
Purdue University
Publication Date
1900-01-01