Book description
The book begins with real world cases of botnet attacks to underscore the need for action. Next the book will explain botnet fundamentals using real world examples. These chapters will cover what they are, how they operate, and the environment and technology that makes them possible. The following chapters will analyze botnets for opportunities to detect, track, and remove them. Then the book will describe intelligence gathering efforts and results obtained to date. Public domain tools like OurMon, developed by Jim Binkley of Portland State University, will be described in detail along with discussions of other tools and resources that are useful in the fight against Botnets.- This is the first book to explain the newest internet threat - Botnets, zombie armies, bot herders, what is being done, and what you can do to protect your enterprise
- Botnets are the most complicated and difficult threat the hacker world has unleashed - read how to protect yourself
Table of contents
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- VISIT US AT
- Copyright
- Acknowledgments
- Lead Authors and Technical Editors
- Contributors
- Chapter 1: Botnets: A Call to Action
- Chapter 2: Botnets Overview
- Chapter 3: Alternative Botnet C&Cs
- Chapter 4: Common Botnets
- Chapter 5: Botnet Detection: Tools and Techniques
- Chapter 6: Ourmon: Overview and Installation
- Chapter 7: Ourmon: Anomaly Detection Tools
- Chapter 8: IRC and Botnets
- Chapter 9: Advanced Ourmon Techniques
- Chapter 10: Using Sandbox Tools for Botnets
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Chapter 11: Intelligence Resources
- Introduction
- Identifying the Information an Enterprise/University Should Try to Gather
- Places/Organizations Where Public Information Can Be Found
- Membership Organizations and How to Qualify
- Confidentiality Agreements
- What to Do with the Information When You Get It
- The Role of Intelligence Sources in Aggregating Enough Information to Make Law Enforcement Involvement Practical
- Summary
- Solutions Fast Track
- Chapter 12: Responding to Botnets
- FSTC Phishing Solutions Categories
- Index
Product information
- Title: Botnets
- Author(s):
- Release date: April 2011
- Publisher(s): Syngress
- ISBN: 9780080500232
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