Chapter 10 - The road ahead

Abstract

Several different frameworks and methodologies for modeling malware diffusion in wireless and, in general, complex communications networks were presented in the previous chapters. However, even though some of them model malware diffusion holistically and generically, employing radical mathematical tools for their purposes, several open problems regarding already explored facets of malware diffusion, and many unexplored aspects of the corresponding research area remain to be addressed. Especially in light of the emergence of the Network Science perspective presented in the first chapter, several of the traditional malware diffusion problems can be tracked in alternative forms. At the same time, as technology evolves, new problems of their own merit emerge, in various types of networks and application domains. This chapter will cover these aspects, providing a brief overview of the most notable open problems, explaining how the presented techniques can be employed toward solving them. Additional directions for future research on more general problems areas of malware diffusion modeling and network security are provided, linking them with the methodologies presented in this book and explaining the potentials for fruitful results.