Wednesday, February 13, 2013

IEEE Security and Privacy Magazine - Targeted Cyber Attacks Paper


Our paper on targeted attacks is out in IEEE Security and Privacy Magazine.

"Targeted cyber attacks play an increasingly significant role in disrupting the online social and economic model, not to mention the threat they pose to nation-states. A variety of components and techniques come together to bring about such attacks"

Refer here: http://www.computer.org/csdl/mags/sp/2013/01/msp2013010054-abs.html

Enjoy !

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Elsevier IJCIP - Crimeware-as-a-service – A survey of commoditized crimeware in the underground market

Our paper on Crimeware-as-a-Service (CaaS) has been accepted for publication in Elsevier's Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection and is available at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1874548213000036.

Abstract: Crimeware-as-a-Service (CaaS) has become a prominent component of the underground economy. CaaS provides a new dimension to cyber crime by making it more organized, automated, and accessible to criminals with limited technical skills. This paper dissects CaaS and explains the essence of the underground economy that has grown around it. The paper also describes the various crimeware services that are provided in the underground market.