Researchers mapped interconnected, bot-infected IP addresses and created this geometric representation. Interactive controls let you zoom in and explore botnets’ inner workings. Researchers say vulnerable Web 2.0 applications and peer-to-peer architecture are making it easy for hackers to maintain armies of hijacked computers. Researchers say IT shops aren’t doing enough to protect their machines from botnet herders. The new content includes: Botnet hunter Alex Lanstein details his efforts to find and disable botnets. Researchers talk about the trend of bot herders working below the radar, and what security pros should be doing.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2124033/botnet-war–the-story-so-far.html