Carol Taylor
ABSTRACT
Maintaining some minimum level of biological diversity is critical for the proper functioning of global ecosystems. While there are still many unknowns about the relationships between species within an ecosystem, a number of processes are known to affect diversity. Specifically, predator/prey relationships, competition and extinction plus spatial and temporal disturbances influence the number and distribution of species. Currently, most computer diversity strategies are implemented without any attempt to model the processes that influence diversity. We believe that a broader mapping of diversity concepts which include these processes will present a more complete view of computer security dynamics and perhaps suggest novel defensive approaches.
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