Evaluating the Provision of Botnet Defences using Translational Research Concepts

Dilara Acarali, Muttukrishnan Rajarajan, Nikos Komninos

2018

Abstract

Botnet research frequently draws on concepts from other fields. An example is the use of epidemiological models when studying botnet propagation, which facilitate an understanding of bot spread dynamics and the exploration of behavioural theory. Whilst the literature is rich with these models, it is lacking in work aimed at connecting the insights of theoretical research with day-to-day practice. To address this, we look at botnets through the lens of implementation science, a discipline from the field of translational research in health care, which is designed to evaluate the implementation process. In this paper, we explore key concepts of implementation science, and propose a framework-based approach to improve the provision of security measures to network entities. We demonstrate the approach using existing propagation models, and discuss the role of implementation science in malware defence.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Acarali D., Rajarajan M. and Komninos N. (2018). Evaluating the Provision of Botnet Defences using Translational Research Concepts.In Proceedings of the 15th International Joint Conference on e-Business and Telecommunications - Volume 1: SECRYPT, ISBN 978-989-758-319-3, pages 514-519. DOI: 10.5220/0006884405140519

in Bibtex Style

@conference{secrypt18,
author={Dilara Acarali and Muttukrishnan Rajarajan and Nikos Komninos},
title={Evaluating the Provision of Botnet Defences using Translational Research Concepts},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 15th International Joint Conference on e-Business and Telecommunications - Volume 1: SECRYPT,},
year={2018},
pages={514-519},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0006884405140519},
isbn={978-989-758-319-3},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 15th International Joint Conference on e-Business and Telecommunications - Volume 1: SECRYPT,
TI - Evaluating the Provision of Botnet Defences using Translational Research Concepts
SN - 978-989-758-319-3
AU - Acarali D.
AU - Rajarajan M.
AU - Komninos N.
PY - 2018
SP - 514
EP - 519
DO - 10.5220/0006884405140519