Title Botnets / Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar [and others]

Published London ; New York : Springer, ©2013

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Description 1 online resource Series SpringerBriefs in cybersecurity, 2193-973X SpringerBriefs in cybersecurity. Contents Foreword -- Botnets, Cybercrime and National Security -- Botnets: How to Fight the Ever-growing Threat on a Technical Level 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 Analysis Computer science Computer network architectures Computer Communication Networks Data protection Information systems Systems and Data Security Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks Information Systems and Communication Service computerwetenschappen computer sciences informatiesystemen communicatie communication gegevensbeheer data management computernetwerken computer networks Information and Communication Technology (General) Informatie- en communicatietechnologie (algemeen) Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes English Subject Computer networks -- Security measures. Malware (Computer software) Internet -- Security measures Computer security Computer Communications Networks Computer Security COMPUTERS -- Internet -- Security. COMPUTERS -- Networking -- Security. COMPUTERS -- Security -- General. Computer networks -- Security measures Computer security Internet -- Security measures Malware (Computer software) Form Electronic book Author Tiirmaa-Klaar, Heli. ISBN 9781447152163 1447152166 9781299855212 1299855210 1447152158 9781447152156

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