State-Based Switching for Optimal Control of Computer Virus Propagation with External Device Blocking

The rapid propagation of computer virus is one of the greatest threats to current cybersecurity. This work deals with the optimal control problem of virus propagation among computers and external devices. To formulate this problem, two control strategies are introduced: (a) external device blocking,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Qingyi Zhu, Seng W. Loke, Ye Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi-Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Security and Communication Networks
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4982523