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Tiirmaa-Klaar, Heli; Gassen, Jan; Gerhards-Padilla, Elmar; Martini, Peter - Botnets - 9781447152156 - V9781447152156
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Botnets

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Description for Botnets Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Cybersecurity. Num Pages: 97 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: URJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 7. Weight in Grams: 186.

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 ... Read more

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.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
108
Condition
New
Series
SpringerBriefs in Cybersecurity
Number of Pages
97
Place of Publication
England, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447152156
SKU
V9781447152156
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