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PREVENT YOUR
ENTERPRISE FROM BEING
ATTACKED BY BOTNETS
Not having enough network protection may allow
your organisation’s devices to be damaged by the next
botnet cyberattack, according to Harish Chib, Vice
President, Middle East and Africa, Sophos. He warns
enterprises they need to take action to avoid becoming
a victim of the next global botnet attack.
B
otnets are large volumes of distributed
networked computers and devices
that have been taken over by a
cybercriminal. Botnets, also referred to as
bots, are usually taken over by malicious
software to enable remote control by a
threat actor.
They are set up and developed by a hacker
to provide a powerful and dark, cloud
computing network to conduct cyberattacks
of a criminal nature.
The growth in mobile and network devices
has created large scale social and productivity
benefits for us. We can now remotely access
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computers, security systems, cameras,
appliances, and a growing list of devices,
interconnected with cloud. Collectively this is
referred to as the Internet of Things or IoT.
A worrying aspect of the growth of
Internet-connected devices is the absence
of basic security precautions. Most end
users rarely change factory defaults,
which can be exploited by hackers to take
control of the devices. Another door for
cybercriminals to take control of connected
devices is called the back-door entry. This
is a manufacturer's access to the device
through an undisclosed connection, used
for remote testing and updates.
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A WORRYING
ASPECT OF
THE GROWTH
OF INTERNET-
CONNECTED
DEVICES IS THE
ABSENCE OF
BASIC SECURITY
PRECAUTIONS.
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