An empirical study of global malware encounters
Ghita Mezzour, Kathleen M. Carley, Larry Richard Carley · 2015
The number of trojans, worms, and viruses that computers encounter varies greatly across countries. Empirically identifying factors behind such variation can provide a scientific empirical basis to policy actions to reduce malware encounters in the most affected countries. However, our understanding of these factors is currently mainly based on expert opinions, not empirical evidence.