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Killing Botnets

Overview The growth of botnets represents the greatest threat to individuals and nations. This white paper describes an actual incident and outlines a series of events during the spring of 2006 that affected one of the world's leading international communications companies. This paper provides an insight into the scale of botnet attacks that have so far received limited news coverage. It further explains how McAfee network IPS solutions provide real benefits as an effective tool to combat botnets.

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Publisher	McAfee	File Format	PDF
Date Published	October 2006	Downloads	4
Format	White Papers
Topics	N/A

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