Botnets and Cybersecurity

  1. Mitigation and Defense Strategies
    1. Preventive Measures
      1. Patch Management
        1. Operating System Updates
          1. Application Patching
            1. Firmware Updates
              1. Security Hotfixes
              2. Security Awareness
                1. User Education
                  1. Phishing Training
                    1. Social Engineering Awareness
                      1. Incident Reporting
                      2. Access Controls
                        1. Strong Authentication
                          1. Multi-factor Authentication
                            1. Privilege Management
                              1. Account Monitoring
                              2. Network Security
                                1. Firewall Configuration
                                  1. Network Segmentation
                                    1. Traffic Filtering
                                      1. Intrusion Prevention
                                    2. Detection and Response
                                      1. Security Monitoring
                                        1. Log Analysis
                                          1. Event Correlation
                                            1. Threat Intelligence
                                              1. Incident Detection
                                              2. Incident Response
                                                1. Response Planning
                                                  1. Containment Strategies
                                                    1. Eradication Procedures
                                                      1. Recovery Processes
                                                      2. Threat Intelligence
                                                        1. Indicator Sharing
                                                          1. Attribution Analysis
                                                            1. Campaign Tracking
                                                              1. Predictive Analysis
                                                            2. Botnet Disruption
                                                              1. Infrastructure Takedown
                                                                1. Domain Seizure
                                                                  1. Server Takedown
                                                                    1. Sinkholing Operations
                                                                      1. DNS Blocking
                                                                      2. P2P Disruption
                                                                        1. Peer List Poisoning
                                                                          1. Network Infiltration
                                                                            1. Command Injection
                                                                              1. Topology Mapping

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                                                                          9. The Botnet Underground Economy