Advanced Monitoring in P2P Botnets

Description

This book presents current research in the area of advanced monitoring in P2P botnets, and uses a dual-perspective approach to discuss aspects of botnet monitoring in-depth. First, from the perspective of a defender, e.g. researchers, it introduces advanced approaches to successfully monitor botnets, taking the presence of current botnet anti-monitoring mechanisms into consideration. Then, adopting a botmaster perspective to anticipate the advances in future botnets, it introduces advanced measures to detect and prevent monitoring activities. All the proposed methods were evaluated either using real-world data or in a simulation scenario. In addition to providing readers with an in-depth understanding of P2P botnets, the book also analyzes the implications of the various design choices of recent botnets for effectively monitoring them. It serves as an excellent introduction to new researchers and provides a useful review for specialists in the field. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvii Introduction (Shankar Karuppayah)....Pages 1-5 Requirements and State of the Art (Shankar Karuppayah)....Pages 7-26 The Anatomy of P2P Botnets (Shankar Karuppayah)....Pages 27-41 Crawling Botnets (Shankar Karuppayah)....Pages 43-77 Deployment of Sensor Nodes in Botnets (Shankar Karuppayah)....Pages 79-102 Conclusion and Outlook (Shankar Karuppayah)....Pages 103-105