Viruses and Worms - 63 Resources

Overview

Virus is a self-relicating code segment that causes a copy of itself to be inserted in one or more other programs. The virus usually performs an unwanted function. A program does not need to perform malicious actions to be a virus; it only needs to infect other programs.<br> A worm is a computer program that replicates itself and sends copies from computer to computer. Upon arrival, the worm may be activated to replicate and spread again. In addition, the worm usually performs an unwanted function.

Publications (31)

EDUCAUSE publications address a diverse range of professional challenges in higher education IT, from updates on current developments to explorations of important overarching issues. Listed below are the full range of research, reports and other publications that EDUCAUSE and its members have written about Viruses and Worms.

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CSD4549	LAMP lights the way in open-source security Joris Evers Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2006	2,128
CSD4676	Hollywood vs. Your PC: Round 2 Dan Tynan Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2006	1,911
EPS174	Responding to Major Incidents at Indiana University Mark S. Bruhn Effective Practices	Community Recommendation	01/01/2003	1,237
EPS249	Integrating Vulnerability Scanning with Web Authentication Robert Ono Effective Practices	Community Recommendation	01/01/2004	1,657
CSD5335	Digital Self Defense Workshops Certification, Education, Training and Tutorials	Community Recommendation	01/24/2007	406
EQM0436	Toward A Virus-Free Campus Ariel Silverstone Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Quarterly	01/01/2004	3,452

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Presentations (28)

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SWR0422	Security After Blaster Angel L. Cruz and Calvin Weeks Presentations/Speeches	Southwest Regional	01/01/2004	2,941
LIVE041	Balancing the Need for Security and Open, Collaborative Networking John Voloudakis and Jack J. Suess Presentations/Speeches	Web Seminars EDUCAUSE	01/01/2004	4,759
WRC07060	Caging the Wild ResNet: A Network Architecture That Protects ResNet from Itself Dave Edick, Dennis Michael Rice Presentations/Speeches	Western Regional conferences	05/08/2007	1,606

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Policies (1)

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CSD2462	Information Technology Policies and Standards Policies and Procedures	Community Recommendation	01/01/2001	5,173

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