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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-369-84267-8
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
Ph.D.
Discipline of degree
Computer Science
Body granting the degree
University of California, Berkeley
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2016
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Computer security research devotes extensive efforts to protecting individuals against indiscriminate, large-scale attacks such as those used by cybercriminals. Recently, the problem of protecting institutions against targeted attacks conducted by nation-states (so-called "Advanced Persistent Threats") has likewise elicited significant research interest. Where these two problem domains intersect, however-targeted cyber attacks by nation-states against individuals-has received little significant, methodical research attention. This new problem space poses challenges that are both technically complex and of significant real-world importance.