https://www.cyberscoop.com/csde-international-anti-botnet-guide/
By Zaid Shoorbajee
CYBERSCOOP
Nov 29, 2018
In an effort protect the internet and its denizens from coordinated,
automated cyberattacks, an industry group released an "International
Anti-Botnet Guide" on Thursday.
The guide offers best practices to collectively secure the digital
ecosystem from botnets, the large networks of computer systems that
malicious cyber actors use to automate and scale destructive online
activity spreading malware like distributed denial of service (DDoS)
attacks.
The guide was put together by the Council to Secure the Digital Economy
(CSDE), a group of trade associations that represent the technology
industry, including USTelecom, Information Technology Industry Council
(ITI) and Consumer Technology Association (CTA).
At an event announcing the new guide in Washington, D.C., on Thursday,
industry representatives touted the effort as a stepping stone for market
self-regulation that will curb the cyber risks that organizations often
face when acting alone.
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