Network in Internet and Mobile Malicious Software (NIMBUS)

通信和计算技术在可及性、普遍性、移动性和覆盖范围方面的转变为个性化按需通信（例如Facebook、Twitter）提供了新的机会。除此之外，还有电子商务和电子商务的新市场、电子政务的个性化平台和大量以用户为中心的新应用和服务。利用云基础设施的移动应用程序（iPhone、Android）数量已经超过几十万，重塑了我们沟通和社交的方式。通信技术和服务的这种转变也导致了不可预见的安全和隐私威胁类型的出现，这些威胁具有社会、经济和政治动机，导致在存储和传输中信息资产的保护和安全方面的重大研究挑战。因此，数字安全对于确保英国是一个安全的经商场所至关重要，可以作为外国直接投资的竞争优势来源，并为中小企业和大公司提供一个平台，以开发使用或供应这个安全市场的产品。近年来，由于互联网的发展和由业余爱好者编写的恶意软件向流氓公司和有组织犯罪分子开发的专业设计的恶意软件的迁移，恶意软件的大规模增长，主要针对经济或政治利益。2010年，赛门铁克发现了超过2.4亿个新的恶意程序；尽管其中许多是现有恶意软件的变体。另一份报告显示，实际的恶意软件家族数量在1000到3000之间。恶意软件的检测是一个主要的和持续的问题。在过去的十年里，随着恶意软件从几乎没有能力逃避检测的简单程序（主要目的是造成破坏）发展到更复杂的程序（以利润为目标并部署复杂的逃避技术），与恶意软件的斗争已经升级。NIMBUS研究人员网络的重点是作为催化剂，发展一个平衡的蓝天研究和近期应用研究计划，这将有助于打击英国的网络犯罪。恶意软件相关的网络威胁本质上是全球性的，因此采取国际方法来解决这些问题至关重要。只有由卓越中心组成的全球网络，才能为解决重大网络安全挑战提供必要的知识广度和深度，以及必要的专业能力。NIMBUS将作为英国与欧洲、美国和亚洲的研究网络进行国际接触的接口。

The transformation of communication and computing technologies in terms of accessibility, ubiquity, mobility and coverage, has enabled new opportunities for personalised on-demand communication (e.g. Facebook, Twitter). This is in addition to new market places for e-commerce and e-businesses, personalised platforms for e-governments and a vast range of new user-centric applications and services. The number of mobile apps (iPhone, Android) taking advantage of the cloud infrastructure has risen beyond several hundred thousand, reshaping the way we communicate and socialise. This shift in communication technology and services has also led to the emergence of unforeseen types of security and privacy threats with social, economic and political incentives, resulting in major research challenges in terms of the protection and security of information assets in storage and transmission. Therefore, Digital Security is vital in ensuring the UK is a safe place to do business, can act as a source of competitive advantage for foreign direct investment and provide a platform for SMEs and large corporations alike to develop products that use or supply this security market.Recent years have seen a massive growth in malware, fuelled by the evolution of the Internet and the migration from malware written by hobbyists to professionally devised malware developed by rogue corporations and organized criminals, primarily targeted for financial or political gain. In 2010, Symantec identified more than 240 million new malicious programs; albeit that many of these are variants of existing malware. Another report, suggests that the actual malware family count is between 1,000 and 3,000.The detection of malware is a major and ongoing problem. The battle against malware has escalated over the past decade as malware has evolved from simple programs that had little ability to evade detection, the main objective of which was to cause havoc, to more complex programs that target profit and deploy sophisticated evasion techniques.The focus of the NIMBUS network of researchers is to act as a catalyst to develop a balanced programme of both blue skies research and near term applied research that will assist in the fight against cyber crime in the UK. Malware related cyber threats are global in nature, hence it is essential that an international approach is taken to address these issues. Only a global network of centers of excellence is expected to provide the essential breadth and depth of know-how and the necessary critical mass of specialist competencies for resolving major Cyber Security challenges. NIMBUS will act as the UK's interface to international engagements with research networks in Europe, US and Asia.