METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO A COMPUTING DEVICE AND SECURELY COMMUNICATING INFORMATION ABOUT SUCH UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS

A method and apparatus for detecting attacks against a computing device are described. Such attacks may be detected by the device and reported to a requesting entity in a manner that makes it difficult for an attacker to know that the attack has been detected. Several exemplary embodiments comprisin...

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Hauptverfasser: SHIRLEN, MARTYN, R, HOFMANN, RICHARD, G
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A method and apparatus for detecting attacks against a computing device are described. Such attacks may be detected by the device and reported to a requesting entity in a manner that makes it difficult for an attacker to know that the attack has been detected. Several exemplary embodiments comprising different client/server and client/network type systems are presented.