Lecture 27 Outline

Reading: §23
Due: Lab 4, due on June 6, 2018 at 11:59pm; Homework 5, due on June 7, 2018 at 11:59pm


  1. Computer worm
  2. Bots and botnets
  3. Rabbit, bacterium
  4. Logic bomb
  5. Adware
  6. Spyware
  7. Ransomware
  8. Phishing, spearphishing
  9. Defenses
    1. Scanning
    2. Distinguishing between data and instructions
    3. Information flow metrics
    4. Reducing rights
    5. Specifications as restrictions
    6. Limiting sharing
    7. Proof-carrying code
    8. Statistical analysis

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ECS 153, Computer Security
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