bot attacks
RSS bot attacksAnti-Automation: Identifying and Controlling Automated Clients
White Paper Bot attacks. Brute force. Denial of service. Are automated programs attacking the web applications? An overwhelming number of companies can't identify when automated attackers are threatening their system. [01 Oct 2009]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Can tech end bloody wars?
Comment Individuals, groups and nations can attack each other using denial-of-service attacks and/or control-and-command usurping with bot technology. Throughout my life I have seen warfare mutate from the World... [28 Aug 2009]
Was Twitter, Facebook denial-of-service the result of attack on a single account?
News Criminals also can lease existing botnets for specific campaigns for as little as five to 10 cents per bot. We're actively investigating the source of the attacks and we hope to be able to find out the... [07 Aug 2009]
BotMiner: Clustering Analysis of Network Traffic for Protocol- and Structure-Independent Botnet Detection
White Paper This paper presents a general detection framework that is independent of botnet C&C protocol and structure, and requires no a priori knowledge of botnets (such as captured bot binaries and hence the botnet signatures,... [30 Jun 2009]
Towards Next-Generation Botnets
White Paper The main features of this bot are peer-to-peer communication, strong cryptography, a credit-point system to build bilateral trust amongst bots, and a proof-of-work scheme to protect against potential... [30 Jun 2009]
The Passing Storm: The Storm/Nuwar Botnet
White Paper While security software can mitigate the direct impact of Nuwar and other bot-related malware on individual systems, the wider effects of botnet activity need additional countermeasures. DDoS attacks,... [20 Jun 2009]
Symantec Internet Security Threat Report, September 2006
White Paper 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... [18 Mar 2009]
Facebook Koobface worm strikes again
News Schmugar said this version of Koobface includes a bot-like component that could install other malicious apps at a later time. McAfee's Schmugar said this attack is similar to email attacks 10 years ago... [05 Dec 2008]
A Survey of Bots Used for Distributed Denial of Service Attacks
White Paper Off late one has seen the arrival of Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) open-source bot-based attack tools facilitating easy code enhancement, and so resulting in attack tools becoming more powerful. [22 Oct 2008]
Denial of Service - Understanding Attack Techniques
White Paper Attackers are using viruses and worms such as Code Red, Netsky and Bagle worm variants, to install BOT (distributed-DOS relay kits) on compromised machines. DDoS attacks pose a serious threat to the... [14 Oct 2008]
Blowing up hard drives, stinky broadband and super cars
Photo The modestly named Hero bot uses its spotlights and high resolution cameras to scan the underside of UK-bound lorries and coaches travelling through Calais - one of Europe's biggest ports. Symantec's security operations... [01 Aug 2008]
The 'multi-component' malware threat
News In other words, the next security threat that hits your organisation could be a keylogger, Trojan and 'bot' rolled into one. He said: "Such attacks have all the weaknesses of an electrical circuit - cut... [02 Jul 2008]
Why no united front on cyber crime?
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... [27 Feb 2008]
Invisible Attackers: Stop the Bot
White Paper 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... [30 Jan 2008]
Bot attacks target those looking for romance
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... [10 Dec 2007]
