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Emerging Botnets: P2P Architecture Changes Threat Dynamics

Think botnets are bad now? We ain't seen nothin' yet. A select group of some 40 security researchers gathered on April 10 in the first Usenix event devoted to these networks of infected machines. The invitation-only event, called HotBots, was held in Cambridge, Mass. At the event, researchers warned that botnets. Specifically, security researchers have spotted the early development stages of resilient botnets that have included peer-to-peer architectures. Botnets have traditionally been organized in a hierarchical structure, with one central command-and-control location. This centralization has been a blessing to researchers, as it gives them a single point of failure on which to focus. With a P2P botnet, however, there is no centralized point for command and control. Each node in the network acts as both client and server, eliminating the central chokepoint. Individual nodes can be knocked offline, but the gaps in the network will be closed without the loss affecting the botnet's operation or the attacker's control. The link for this article located at eWeek is no longer available. . Cybersecurity analysts alert about the preliminary emergence of a robust botnet structure utilizing decentralized networking, influencing management strategies.. Resilient Botnets, P2P Architecture, Distributed Attack Strategies. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar%202 Apr 17, 2007 User Avatar LinuxSecurity.com Team Hacks/Cracks
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Phlooding: Disruption of Authentication Systems by Distributed Attacks

You've got to hand it to the IT security industry for its ability to coin new and impressive sounding terms for security threats. Hot on the hells of WiPhishing and Evil Twins comes the latest buzz word for wireless Lan security: phlooding. . Phlooding involves a "group of simultaneous but geographically distributed attacks that targets a business's authentication or network log-in structure, with the goal of overloading its central authentication server," according to wireless security firm AirMagnet, which coined the term. The link for this article located at SecurityFocus is no longer available. . Phlouding encompasses a series of coordinated strikes aimed at centralized identity verification systems, interrupting connectivity.. Phlooding Threat, Distributed Network Attacks, Authentication Security. . Brittany Day

Calendar%202 Jul 15, 2005 User Avatar Brittany Day Network Security
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