Hiding the honeypots: Is it possible to hide honeypot traps from Botnet drones
Friday, February 26, 2010 - 13:07
in Mathematics & Economics
Armies of networked computers that have been compromised by malicious software are commonly known as Botnets. Such Botnets are usually used to carry out fraudulent and criminal activity on the Internet. Now, writing in the International Journal of Information and Computer Security, US computer scientists reveal that the honeypot trap designed to protect computers from Botnets are now vulnerable to attack because of advances in Botnet malware.