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An incentive system for reducing malware attacks

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Communications of the ACM archive
Volume 48 , Issue 6 (June 2005) table of contents
3d hard copy

Pages: 94 - 99

Year of Publication: 2005

ISSN:0001-0782

Authors

James A. M. McHugh	New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ
Fadi P. Deek	New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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ABSTRACT

Providing hackers an environment---other than the Net---to test and exhibit theirmalware talents has its rewards.

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