Network Security Basics

“A botnet is comparable to compulsory military service for windows boxes” - Stromberg (http://project.honeynet.org/papers/bots/)

Botnets are networks of computers that hackers have infected and grouped together under their control to propagate viruses, send illegal spam, and carry out attacks that cause web sites to crash.

What makes botnets exceedingly bad is the difficulty in tracing them back […]

Wireless has changed the engagement of a mobile workforce and telecommuting has challenged IT departments. Among these changes is the proliferation of wireless networking. Today, virtually all notebook and mobile computers, and even many desktop computers, come equipped with wireless network cards. You can easily buy a wireless network access point for less than $50 […]