Abstract
Anti-virus action is the core of information security policy. Many researchers focus on the technology of anti-virus, but not on the anti-virus policies because of the difficulty for obtaining data in empirical research. The research goal of this paper is to explore and evaluate the effectiveness of anti-virus policies by using the System Dynamic Model. Most computer users think that updating the virus pattern files regularly or setting up the security incident reporting team can effectively control the spread of computer viruses. However, the research results of this study indicate: (1) computer virus infection rate is very sensitive to the frequency of contact with other media; (2) relying on the manual reporting mechanism of clients will delay the development of anti-virus vaccine; therefore, this method can slow down the spread of computer virus a little; (3) automatic reporting system can effectively control the number of infected computers and shorten the duration of infection peak; (4) isolation policies can effectively reduce the spread of computer virus.
Translated title of the contribution | Research of the Computer Viruses Prevention Policy Using System Dynamics |
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Original language | Chinese (Traditional) |
Pages (from-to) | 621-652 |
Journal | 資訊管理學報 |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2012 |
Keywords
- Computer Virus Propagation
- System Dynamics
- Epidemic Model
- Anti-Virus Policy