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Stopping Zombies, Botnets, and Other Email-borne Threats

Category: Security

Tags: zombies, spam

Overview Hijacked computers, or zombies, hide inside networks where they send spam, steal company secrets, and enable other serious crimes. This paper discusses how the threat has evolved, explains how zombie networks, or botnets, are created and highlights how even organizations with reliable gateway and endpoint protection are vulnerable.

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Publisher
Sophos
File Format
PDF
Date Published
Apr 8, 2008
Format
White Papers
Topics
Spyware, Intrusion Detection Systems, Denial of Service, Firewalls, Spam - E-mail Fraud - Phishing, Security Applications, Network Security, Anti-Virus, Anti-Hacking, Security Standards, Security Tools, Best Practices, Security Management

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