Patches vs. mutating worms
Aug. 27th, 2007 06:42 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20070825/mathtrek.asp
A study of the best way to distribute patches that block mutating worms (viruses that spread between computers without needing help from users) shows that the most effective method is to patch the computers with the most connections. This may also apply to distributing vaccines.
Link thanks to Geekpress.
A study of the best way to distribute patches that block mutating worms (viruses that spread between computers without needing help from users) shows that the most effective method is to patch the computers with the most connections. This may also apply to distributing vaccines.
Link thanks to Geekpress.