Botnets, which are networks formed by malware-compromised machines, have become a
serious threat to the Internet. Such networks have been created to conduct large-scale …

A number of detection and defense mechanisms have emerged in the last decade to tackle
the botnet phenomenon. It is important to organize this knowledge to better understand the …

Our current defenses against IoT malware may not be adequate to remediate an IoT
malware attack similar to the Mirai botnet. This work seeks to investigate this matter by …

Botnets are now the key platform for many Internet attacks, such as spam, distributed denial-
of-service (DDoS), identity theft, and phishing. Most of the current botnet detection …

Botnets are now recognized as one of the most serious security threats. In contrast to
previous malware, botnets have the characteristic of a command and control (C&C) channel …

We present a new kind of network perimeter monitoring strategy, which focuses on
recognizing the infection and coordination dialog that occurs during a successful malware …

Among the various forms of malware, botnets are emerging as the most serious threat
against cyber-security as they provide a distributed platform for several illegal activities such …

Numerous attacks, such as worms, phishing, and botnets, threaten the availability of the
Internet, the integrity of its hosts, and the privacy of its users. A core element of defense …

Home computer systems are insecure because they are administered by untrained users.
The rise of botnets has amplified this problem; attackers compromise these computers …

A method and system of detecting a malicious and/or botnet-related domain name,
comprising: reviewing a domain name used in Domain Name System (DNS) traffic in a …