Attach modelling in open network environments

摘要

In this paper, the beginnings of a formal generic model describing the process of a malicious attack against a computer network, has been proposed, leading to a Markov chain description. This model can be used for better understanding the nature of malicious attacks against open networks, for defining a simulator to analyse the impact of malicious attacks against computer networks, or for analytically and quantitatively studying the power of several attacks versus the effectiveness of protection mechanisms. A worked out example of the description of a virus attack against a computer network is also given.