CIO: How to Defend Against Malnets

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The number of malnets has jumped 300 percent in the past six months, according to security firm Blue Coat Systems. While they are nearly impossible to kill, there are steps you can take to protect your organization.

By Thor Olavsrud
October 05, 2012

Since 2011, security firm Blue Coat Systems has been tracking malnets: extensive distributed network infrastructures embedded in the Internet and designed to deliver mass-market attacks on a continuous basis. These malnet infrastructures are like the proverbial Lernaean Hydra—chop off one head, like a botnet it has produced, and two more spring up to take its place.

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