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Botnets / by Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar, Jan Gassen, Elmar Gerhards-Padilla, Peter Martini.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tiirmaa-Klaar, Heli, author.
- Gassen, Jan, author.
- Gerhards-Padilla, Elmar, author.
- Martini, Peter, author.
- Series:
- Computer Science (Springer-11645)
- SpringerBriefs in cybersecurity 2193-973X
- SpringerBriefs in Cybersecurity, 2193-973X
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Computer security.
- Computer organization.
- Computer networks.
- Computers.
- Systems and Data Security.
- Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks.
- Computer Communication Networks.
- Information Systems and Communication Service.
- Local Subjects:
- Systems and Data Security.
- Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks.
- Computer Communication Networks.
- Information Systems and Communication Service.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (VIII, 97 pages) : 5 illustrations.
- Edition:
- First edition 2013.
- Contained In:
- Springer eBooks
- Place of Publication:
- London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
- System Details:
- text file PDF
- Summary:
- Malware poses one of the major threats to all currently operated computer systems. The scale of the problem becomes obvious by looking at the global economic loss caused by different kinds of malware, which is estimated to be more than US$ 10 billion every year. Botnets, a special kind of malware, are used to reap economic gains by criminals as well as for politically motivated activities. In contrast to other kinds of malware, botnets utilize a hidden communication channel to receive commands from their operator and communicate their current status. The ability to execute almost arbitrary commands on the infected machines makes botnets a general-purpose tool to perform malicious cyber-activities. Botnets provides a comprehensive analysis of the topic, and comprises both technical and non-technical sections written by leading cybersecurity experts. The non-technical section addresses how botnet infrastructure could be exploited for national security and cybercrime purposes. It approaches the subject as a public policy issue and analyzes the phenomenon of botnets from national security, law enforcement and regulatory policy perspectives, and makes recommendations for policy-makers on different public policies, highlighting the need for international response mechanisms. The technical section provides insight into current botnet techniques and discusses state-of-the-art countermeasures to combat the botnet threat in detail. It includes new detection methods as well as different approaches to actively compromise running botnets.
- Contents:
- Foreword
- Botnets, Cybercrime and National Security
- Botnets: How to Fight the Ever-growing Threat on a Technical Level.
- Other Format:
- Printed edition:
- ISBN:
- 978-1-4471-5216-3
- 9781447152163
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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