Security in Computing, Third Edition

3.9. To Learn More

Some of the earliest examples of security vulnerabilities are programs that compromise data. To read about them, start with the reports written by Anderson [AND72] and Ware [WAR79], both of which contain observations that are still valid today. Then read the papers of Thompson [THO84] and Schell [SCH79], and ask yourself why people act as if malicious code is a new phenomenon.

Various examples of program flaws are described by Parker [PAR83] and Denning [DEN82]. The volumes edited by Hoffman [HOF90] and Denning [DEN90a] are excellent collections on malicious code. A good summary of current malicious code techniques and examples is presented by Denning [DEN99].

Stoll's accounts of finding and dealing with intrusions are worth ...