Attack of the 50 Foot Botnet
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2006-08-17
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The trend toward smaller botnets may be more dangerous in terms of
large-scale attacks like distributed denials of service. We examine the
possibility of super-botnets, networks of independent botnets that can be
coordinated for attacks of unprecedented scale. For an adversary,
super-botnets would also be extremely versatile and resistant to
countermeasures. Our simulation results shed light on the feasibility and
structure of super-botnets and some properties of their command-and-control
mechanism. Possible defenses against the threat of super-botnets are
suggested.
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Computer Science