Malicious Cryptography

Ellen Messmer writes: The danger that emerges when the cunning combine virus code and encryption is the topic of this 392-page volume by Adam Young and Moti Yung. The result of blending a virus and cryptographic techniques might be a computer worm that could encrypt the files stored in computers it attacks, rendering access to the information impossible. Or it might be a trojan horse that makes use of digital signatures for optimum control by its maker. The varying possibilities, laid out in the jargon of the crypto geek, is both a wake-up call to corporations and governments, and unfortumately, a textbook for putting cryptovirology into action.

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