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White Paper That is, when they are not attacking so powerfully via the infamous "Storm Worm Botnet" for example, as to force a shutdown of a nation's banking, media and police websites, and other systems. Understand how cybercriminals profit from their... [23 Jul 2008]
Photos: Waging war on the web's bad guys
Photo The centre also has a regularly updated list of the IP addresses of the servers that command botnets, allowing it to spot attempts to connect to systems by botnet command servers. Symantec's security operations centre analyses more than one billion... [21 Jul 2008]
Botnets: The New Threat Landscape
White Paper This white paper discusses the typical lifecycle of a botnet, the damage caused by botnet attacks, and the most effective detection and mitigation techniques. A botnet is an army of compromised machines, also known as "Zombies," that are under the... [03 Jul 2008]
Phishing, malware and online fraud is booming
News Spam emails are often used in phishing attacks or to deliver malware it says, distributed by networks of compromised botnet computers which are also used for denial of service attacks. A government report on serious criminal threats to the UK has... [06 Jun 2008]
Admit to security breaches, companies told
News Certs, dubbed 'digital fire brigades', help countries combat distributed denial of service attacks and spam generated by hijacked botnet computers. Over the past year ENISA has also compiled a study on a European Information Sharing and Alert... [27 May 2008]
Warning: The Storm still rages on
News Security vendor Symantec has warned that the Storm worm, the malware which contributes to the Storm botnet, is continuing to evolve and now has two further possible avenues of attack. Storm researcher Jon Stewart, director of malware research for... [07 May 2008]
FBI cyber crime chief on botnets, web terror and the social network threat
Comment Scott O'Neal oversees the FBI's response to computer hacking and botnet attacks by criminals, terrorists and foreign powers. How home users are fuelling the botnet networks Computer intrusion mainly focuses on criminal hacking and distributed... [15 Apr 2008]
Botnets: 'We're screwed', warn security experts
News But Matthew Fine, supervisory special agent with the FBI, said the fact criminals are now going to jail for botnet attacks is a step in the right direction. The botnet problem is getting worse, with no obvious solution in sight, according to Joe... [10 Apr 2008]
Security threats revealed: Beware the metasploit
News While not new, the development of botnets remains a big security concern because the "fast flux" approach used by attackers to protect their robotic networks is making the life of botnet investigators difficult. [09 Apr 2008]
Botnet Threats and Solutions: Phishing
White Paper This white paper examines the existence of and interactions within the botnet ecosystem that enables phishing - a fraudulent type of spam - and the ensuing damage. Off late malicious attacks involving tens of thousands of virus-infected PCs... [28 Mar 2008]
Gambling site brought to its knees by 'unstoppable' botnet
News A major UK gambling business has warned that all commercial websites are at risk from a new type of unstoppable and undetectable botnet denial of service attack. Attackers disguised the build up of traffic from up to 30,000 PC and Apple Mac botnet... [06 Mar 2008]
UK banks targeted by phishing attacks
News The attacks could mark the emergence of a new threat from the Storm botnet, according to a report from security company RSA's Anti-Fraud Command Center (AFCC). RSA analysts warn the Storm botnet could now be used as the infrastructure behind a new... [15 Feb 2008]
Cheat Sheet: Supercomputing
Cheat Sheet No, the main difference between these different pieces of hardware is a supercomputer channels all its power into executing a few programs as fast as possible, whereas a mainframe executes many programs concurrently and a botnet uses its power to... [20 Nov 2007]
Malware: From bedroom to boardroom
Comment The best example of this new-breed botnet Trojan is the now-notorious Storm Worm. By using commercial-grade software products called botnet herders, gangs are able to use the botnet to send out spam. The arrival of botnet Trojans was very much a... [19 Nov 2007]
Storm botnet 'services' for hire?
News The owners of the Storm botnet, whose identities are as yet unknown, could be preparing to sell off the "services" of segments of the network, according to Joe Stewart, a researcher from managed security services company SecureWorks. [17 Oct 2007]
