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Comment Compromised bot networks of personal computers continue to make headlines in greater numbers and with increasing sophistication and effectiveness. Companies have been developing their security counter-measures to deal with the more common...
[27 Feb 2008]
whitepaper Massive distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) and phishing attacks get the headlines, but invisible attackers pose a far more common threat to your network. This 60-minute TechWiseTV video on demand from Cisco will show you how botnets work, how...
[29 Jan 2008]
whitepaper It also identifies the North American countries with the highest percentage of bot-infected computers as well as the continent's top region of origin for spam. This regional report highlights the top attacks, top countries of attack origin, and top...
[12 Dec 2007]
News The artificial intelligence of CyberLover's automated chats is good enough that victims have a tough time distinguishing the 'bot' from a real-life potential suitor, PC Tools said. Such attacks have been on the rise and are predicted to continue to...
[10 Dec 2007]
News An updated variant of a malicious bot program is spreading via a flaw in Symantec's antivirus software as well as through several holes in Microsoft code. Additionally, the bot program tries to exploit five flaws in Microsoft Windows, the most...
[30 Nov 2006]
News The proposed changes would alter the law regarding launching denial of service attacks, the creation of tools that could be used for hacking, and bot attacks. He is seeking to amend Clause 40 of the Police and Justice Bill so malicious denial of...
[21 Jun 2006]
whitepaper These systems are infected with a bot that communicates with a bot controller and other bots to form what is commonly referred to as a zombie army or botnet. Global Internet threats are undergoing a profound transformation from attacks designed...
[09 Jun 2006]
whitepaper With new worm and bot variants appearing almost daily, users have entered a vicious feedback loop, where bots spread worms and worms spread bots. In addition to discussing the attacks, the webcast also covers proven defensive strategies to help...
[09 Jun 2006]
News Others running bot networks may be based anywhere in the world, meaning that to truly crack this problem more international co-operation is required. A US man has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison after he was found guilty of illegally...
[09 May 2006]
whitepaper It also saw an increase in bot programs, spam and phishing incidence, as well as an increase in spyware and adware generation, indicating that most attacks are gearing towards that quest to cash in on every popular Internet application and device...
[28 Apr 2006]
Comment Bot networks - armies of these hijacked computers - have become the predominant feature of the internet threat landscape. The bad boys are getting more professional and doing more targeted attacks. Extortioners may also rent them to launch denial...
[12 Apr 2006]
News As a result, the DNS server, rather than the bot, makes the direct attack on the victim. While it is possible to stop a bot-delivered DoS attack by blocking the bot's IP address, blocking queries from DNS servers would prove more difficult, Silva...
[17 Mar 2006]
whitepaper According to security experts at Trend Micro, the bot attacks that occurred on the 16 August 2005 were not completely unexpected. In fact they have long noted the clsoing gap between the discovery of a new vulnerability and corresponding attacks.
[13 Feb 2006]
News First, an increase in the numbers of hackers hoping to put together networks has made the task of securing zombie computers more competitive, so it is harder for the "bot herder" to amass a larger number of drone computers.
[17 Nov 2005]
AS Analysis The bot-nets can also be used to launch denial of service attacks. As such, the Agenda Setters panel voted to include organised criminals (17) on the list for the part they are believed to play in creating networks of 'bot-nets' - broadband...
[26 Sep 2005]
News Criminals could use this backdoor to install software that spies on users or to install "bot" programs that create "botnets", networks of hijacked PCs that are rented out to relay spam or attack other systems.
[31 Aug 2005]
News The worms include "bot" code, or a program that lets the attacker control a compromised system remotely. Botnets have also been used to mount denial of service attacks against online businesses targeted by extortion schemes, experts have said.
[18 Aug 2005]
News Incidents involving the malicious code, also known as "bot" code, reached 13,000 from April through June, according to a report from antivirus software maker McAfee. McAfee estimated that 63 per cent more machines were exploited by bot programs and...
[12 Jul 2005]
News The Asian tsunami, the war in Iraq and also the 9/11 attacks on New York saw similar social engineering attempts. A virus has been spotted in the wild which attempts to exploit concerns surrounding the bomb blasts which rocked London last Thursday...
[09 Jul 2005]
News The drop witnessed by Postini, which claims to have scanned 14.9 billion emails last month, detecting more than nine million phishing scams - a 45 per cent drop month-on-month - may also be due to ISPs blacklisting servers, bot-nets being closed...
[03 May 2005]
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