How Not to Be Seen
Richard Ford, William Hand Allen · IEEE Security & Privacy · 2007
The concept of stealth - as it pertains to computers - shares a great deal with its real-world counterpart. In this article, we take a look at stealth from both a historical and a technological perspective. This is a hugely important topic, for if an unwanted computer program can't be seen, it can't be eliminated. In addition, software developers - especially security software developers - must have a solid understanding of what can be trusted in an environment - and what can't. When it comes to deception, stealth is the state of the art