Summary

  • A botnet is a network of computers that have been infected with malware and can be controlled by a single attacker.
  • This article aims to educate ethical hackers on how to see the signs of a botnet, analyse its behaviour in an isolated environment and how to prevent such occurrences.
  • It comes at a time when botnets are becoming one of the most significant threats in the cyber landscape, with the power to launch powerful attacks and harvest data in vast quantities.
  • This makes it vital for those in the cybersecurity field to understand how they operate, and equip themselves with the tools to combat such occurrences.
  • It should be reminded that the article is for educational purposes only, and any form of simulated behaviour of botnets should only be done in quarantined environments.

By Elie Attieh

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