Viruses, Hardware and Software Trojans (eBook)

This book provides readers with a valuable reference on cyber weapons and, in particular,  viruses, software and hardware Trojans. The authors discuss in detail the most dangerous computer viruses, software Trojans and spyware, models of computer Trojans affecting computers, methods of implementation and mechanisms of their interaction with an attacker - a hacker, an intruder or an intelligence agent. Coverage includes Trojans in electronic equipment such as telecommunication systems, computers, mobile communication systems, cars and even consumer electronics. The evolutionary path of development of hardware Trojans from 'cabinets', 'crates' and 'boxes' to the microcircuits (IC) is also discussed.  Readers will benefit from the detailed review of the major known types of hardware Trojans in chips, principles of their design, mechanisms of their functioning, methods of their introduction, means of camouflaging and detecting, as well as methods of protection and counteraction. 

Anatoly Belous graduated from the Minsk Radio-Technical University, with a specialty in Electronic Engineering in 1973. Presently he is Deputy CEO on Science of 'INTEGRAL' Holding (Minsk, Republic of Belarus). He is Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor Member of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Belarus, Academician, Laureate of the State Award of the Republic of Belarus, Meritorious Inventor of the Republic of Belarus. He is also a member of the Editorial Boards of four science journals, Chairman of the State Experts Council of the Republic of Belarus on microwave electronics, photonics, micro- and nano-electronics. He is Deputy Chairman of the Program-Drafting Committee of two International Annual Conferences on Microelectronics. For a number of years, he conducted the special courses of lectures on the electronics in the technical universities of Russia, Belarus, China, India, France, Germany, Israel, Austria, Bulgaria, Vietnam, Poland, the Ukraine. He delivers the regular reports on the electronics at the conferences, seminars and working meetings in the Russian State Space Corporation 'Roskosmos'. He is the author of over 400 publications, a holder of over 200 patents, possesses over 30 monographs and manuals.

Vitali Solodukha obtained his Ph. D. from the Faculty of Radio-Physics and Electronics of the Belarusian State University (Minsk) in 1980. Presently he is the CEO of 'INTEGRAL' Holding (Minsk, Republic of Belarus). He is the author of more than 100 publications, 8 books, Laureate of the State Award of the Republic of Belarus, Laureate of the Award of the Ministry of Industry of the Republic of Belarus. He is Research Supervisor of joint Russian-Belarussian projects on micro-nanoelectronics, thermal imaging equipment and automobile electronics. Dr. Solodukha is also the Supervisor of national program 'Microelectronics' of the Republic of Belarus, a member of Expert Board at the Ministry of Industry of the Republic of Belarus. V. Solodukha received the national award of the Republic of Belarus -Medal for Labour Valour.