2011 DDoS Botnet Landscape

Author: Dennis Fisher

September 9, 2011 11:54 am

Botnets have been a problem for more than a decade now, but in recent years they’ve become a serious security threat, delivering exploit kits, malware and mass Web site injections. In this video, Jose Nazario of Arbor Networks discusses the current botnet landscape and the adoption of new modular functionality in some bot families.

Botnets have been a problem for more than a decade now, but in recent years they’ve become a serious security threat, delivering exploit kits, malware and mass Web site injections. In this video, Jose Nazario of Arbor Networks discusses the current botnet landscape and the adoption of new modular functionality in some bot families.

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