Cybercriminals have a wide variety of tools available to them today. One of the most fundamental and most dangerous tools is the botnet.
Almost all cyberattacks today use botnets in one form or another. Even attacks waged directly by a human hacker, such as manual penetration attempts, are usually preceded by botnets probing the targeted network and performing vulnerability scans. Therefore, it’s vital for executives to understand how botnets work, and how to defend their networks against them.