Computer Virus Propagation Models: A Mathematical Review

The physical world has come together by connection of devices on an extra ordinary level through internet of things. This forms a very complex and dynamic network system and a number heterogeneous devices are connected with each other. Physical objects connected in a network, interchange data with other connected devices via communication networks. Thedata interchange is very helpful in a numberof domains in day to day life of human beings. Security of connection and data is one of the major challenge for this connection and communication. A computer virus is a potential threat resulting into the damage of connected devices into a network and the data. Epidemic models, similar with biological virus spread models, are widely used to investigate the dynamics of computer viruses. This article contains a qualitative review and categorization of computer virus propagation models. The study is helpful to further investigate the virus propagation mechanism and to control them optimally.