Botnet War: The Story So Far

What a Botnet Looks LikeResearcher David Vorel mapped interconnected, bot-infected IP addresses and created this geometric representation; CSO contributor Scott Berinato annotated the map and added interactive controls so you can zoom in and explore botnets' inner workings.

CSO ran this last year, but it's worth looking at before launching into the new content below.

Botnets: 4 Reasons It's Getting Harder to Find and Fight ThemResearchers say vulnerable Web 2.0 applications and peer-to-peer architecture are making it easy for hackers to maintain armies of hijacked computers.

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What a Botnet Looks LikeResearcher David Vorel mapped interconnected, bot-infected IP addresses and created this geometric representation; CSO contributor Scott Berinato annotated the map and added interactive controls so you can zoom in and explore botnets' inner workings.

CSO ran this last year, but it's worth looking at before launching into the new content below.

Botnets: 4 Reasons It's Getting Harder to Find and Fight ThemResearchers say vulnerable Web 2.0 applications and peer-to-peer architecture are making it easy for hackers to maintain armies of hijacked computers.

USA (and IE) Number 1 for Botnet MayhemResearchers say IT shops aren't doing enough to protect their machines from botnet herders.

Botnet Battle: How to Fight Back, Part 1 (podcast)CSO Senior Editor Bill Brenner talks to botnet hunter Alex Lanstein about his efforts to find and disable botnets.

Botnet Battle: How to Fight Back, Part 2 (podcast) CSO Senior Editor Bill Brenner interviews Purewire principal researcher Paul Royal about the trend of bot herders working below the radar and what he learned about the threat while participating in Project ZeroPack.