Survey on Computer Worms

Abstract

Cyber Security is an important aspect in the field of information technology. Either it is often neglected or given a lesser priority .One of the biggest challenges that we face today is to secure information. The first thing that comes to our mind whenever we think about cyber security is ‘cyber crimes’, which are increasing at a very fast pace. Governments of countries, agencies and companies are taking crucial measures in order to prevent cybercrimes. Despite taking measures cyber security is still a very big concern. This paper mainly lays emphasis on the definition of worms, difference between worms and viruses, behavioural patterns of worms, major categories of worms, aspects of designing of worms, life cycle of worms, history and timeline of worms and a case study of Stuxnet.