Determining vulnerability resolution time by examining malware proliferation rates

• Published in: 2013 9th International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC) pp. 1678 - 1682
• Main Authors: Seideman, Jeremy D., Khan, Bilal, Ben Brahim, Ghassen
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.07.2013
• Subjects: Computers; Educational institutions; Electronic mail; Malware; Malware Emergence; Malware Trends; Operating systems; Patch Time; Vulnerability Resolution

One of the ways that malware infects is by exploiting weaknesses in computer systems, often through conditions in software. When this happens, software and operating system vendors must repair these vulnerabilities by patching their software. However, vendors can release patches but cannot force use...