Bots and botnets: An overview of characteristics, detection and challenges

Recently, botnets have become the biggest threat to cyber security and have been used as an infrastructure to carry out nearly every type of cyber attack. They have a dynamic and flexible nature and the botmasters, who control them, update the bots and change their codes from day to day to avoid the...

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Published in2012 IEEE International Conference on Control System, Computing and Engineering pp. 349 - 354
Main Authors Eslahi, M., Salleh, R., Anuar, N. B.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.11.2012
Subjects
Botnets
Cloud Botnets
Cyber Security
Mobile Botnets
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ISBN9781467331425
1467331422
DOI10.1109/ICCSCE.2012.6487169

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Summary:Recently, botnets have become the biggest threat to cyber security and have been used as an infrastructure to carry out nearly every type of cyber attack. They have a dynamic and flexible nature and the botmasters, who control them, update the bots and change their codes from day to day to avoid the current detection methods. In this paper, we present an overview of botnets' characteristics along with their malicious activities. We also review the current botnet detection methods in addition to their advantages and disadvantages. Finally we discuss the new generation of botnets on cloud and mobile environments.
ISBN:9781467331425
1467331422
DOI:10.1109/ICCSCE.2012.6487169