Anatomy of a Botnet

Overview

One of the Internet's great strengths is also one of its weaknesses: with no central governing body, the Internet is a wide-open environment that has allowed a large criminal element to thrive. As many as one quarter of all personal computers may now be participating in a botnet, unknown to their owners. At its peak, it is believed the now-defunct Mariposa botnet may have controlled up to 12 million zombies. This white paper from Arbor examines the anatomy of a botnet and explores DDoS Attack Trends.