Mathematical Model of Computer Viruses Spread on a Closed Network
Journal: Maryland Shared Open Access Repository (USMAI Consortium)
Year: 2022

We consider a system with a population divided into compartments: strongly protected computers (S), weakly protected computers (W), infected computers (I), susceptible removable devices (Rₛ ), and infected removable devices ( Rᵢ). Given the dynamics between these compartments, we develop a mathematical model to study the effect of external removable devices on a system with both protected and unprotected computers (heterogeneous immunity). Considering certain factors such as infection rates, the