Managing Computer Viruses

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Eric Louw (Senior Consultant at META_GENERICS, Cambridge, Senior Consultant at META_GENERICS, Cambridge) Neil Duffy (Professor, Professor, the Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Witwatersrand)

Managing Computer Viruses

Eric Louw (Senior Consultant at META_GENERICS, Cambridge, Senior Consultant at META_GENERICS, Cambridge), Neil Duffy (Professor, Professor, the Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Witwatersrand)

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Oxford University Press
13 August 1992

Management & management techniques; Business mathematics & systems; Ethical & social aspects of computing; Legal aspects of computing; Data encryption

The emergence of a new type of threat to computer security - the computer virus -

has attracted much attention from the media, researchers, and entrepreneurs. It is clear that computer viruses and other software menaces, like their biological counterparts, are here to stay. This poses a particular problem for organizations which use computers - how to minimize the threat to their information systems without unduly disrupting their functioning.

This book presents a concise overview of the problem and a detailed framework for dealing with computer viruses in organizations. Managers are the target audience, and will find that it offers more than the usual technical information. There is a wealth of advice, much of which applies to the problem of computer security in general. There are also a number of useful technical appendices and an in-depth insight into the biological analogy.

By: Eric Louw (Senior Consultant at META_GENERICS Cambridge Senior Consultant at META_GENERICS Cambridge), Neil Duffy (Professor, Professor, the Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Witwatersrand)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 305g
ISBN: 9780198539742
ISBN 10: 0198539746
Pages: 182
Publication Date: 13 August 1992
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Further / Higher Education , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

The destructive potential of computer viruses; The nature of computer viruses; The biological analogy; Protection against computer viruses; Computer viruses - current and future; Virus control methodologies; Conclusions; A generic DOS virus; Known viruses; Turing machines; Biological viruses; Information storage in cells; Reviews of anti-virus software

Reviews for Managing Computer Viruses

'A concise explanation of cost implications and system vulnerability due to the existance, replication, and mutation of computer viruses. A comprehensive appendix lists viruses known before mid-1992 with symptoms, comments and origins.' Aslib Book List, Vol. 58, No. 2, February 1993 'This is a scholarly book citing numerous literature references aimed at the management aspect of computer viruses.' Alan Solomon, The Computer Journal, Vol. 36, N0. 6, 1993