Presented at
Black Hat USA 1999,
July 7, 1999, 1:30 p.m.
(60 minutes)
Understanding how the virus writers operate, how they perceive their world and the world around them, and how they think is an integral part of addressing the problem of computer viruses. Avoiding the often dangerous over generalization into some homogenous group, an examination of various motivations and technical abilities is presented. Trends in the virus writing communities will be explored. Future threats will be considered and possible solutions presented.
The presentation will include actual case studies selected from the following populations:
(1) adolescents
(2) college students
(3) adult/professionally employed
(4) ex-virus writers
Presenters:
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Sarah Gordon
- IBM Research Center.
Sarah Gordon graduated from Indiana University with special projects in both UNIX system security and ethical issues in technology. She currently works with the anti-virus science and technology R&D team at IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center. Her current research projects include development of certification standards, test criteria, and testing models. She has been featured in publications such as Forbes, IEEE Monitor and The Wall Street Journal, and is published regularly in publications such as Computer and Security and Network Security Advisor. She has won several awards for her work in various aspects of computing technology, and volunteers in an advisory capacity to Virus Bulletin, The WildList Organization, and The European Institute for Computer Antivirus Research.
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