An Analytical and Experimental Approach to Developing Botnet Counter-Measures
Project Leader(s):
Postdoctoral fellow: Dr. Carlton Davis, Computer and Software Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal
Lead faculty member: Dr. Jose Fernandez, Computer and Software Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal
Botnets are networks consisting of computers that are infected with malicious codes (malware) and are consequently being remotely controlled by botnet operators. Botnets pose some of the most challenging security problems owing to their ubiquitousness, their size, their complexity, and the effectiveness with which they have been used to facilitate and perpetuate a wide range of cybercrimes.
Non-academic participants:
Understanding and Mitigating Malicious Activity in Networked Computer Systems
Project Leader(s):
Dr. Paul C. Van Oorschot , Carleton University
Project Website:
Project team:
Dr. Marsha Chechik, University of Toronto
Dr. Scott Knight, Royal Military College of Canada
Dr. David Lie, University of Toronto
Dr. Anil Somayaji, Carleton University
Dr. Mohammad Zulkernine, Queen's University
Non-academic participants:
Funding period:
April 1, 2005 - March 31, 2010
