Crimeware

Chapter 15. Crimeware and Trusted Computing

Shane Balfe, Eimear Gallery, Chris J. Mitchell, and Kenneth G. Paterson

Trusted computing technology has been put forward as a potentially revolutionary addition to the field of information security. In this chapter, we examine how trusted computing may be used to defend against the ever-growing threat posed by crimeware. We also highlight a counterintuitive but important use of trusted computing, as a possible facilitator of cybercrime.

15.1 Introduction

The anonymous and international nature of the Internet makes cybercrime a potentially low-risk, high-return activity. Traditionally, the appropriation of user data through “phishing” attacks has relied on social engineering techniques in which a ...