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> How many 10k node botnets are there? About 10 years ago it was somewhere around 10 million bot computers. Obviously the distribution isn't uniform there, bu
by dmoy 7y ago
> How many 10k node botnets are there?
About 10 years ago it was somewhere around 10 million bot computers. Obviously the distribution isn't uniform there, but that gives you an idea of the order of magnitude.
Also that was 10 years ago, before smart fridges and tvs. So, possibly more now?
I don't think "just block all the bots" is a feasible solution here.
- dredmorbius 7y agoNot how many bots, but how many botnets. The nets themselves take resources (time, effort) to set up and maintain. Presumably they're engaged (at least for the purposes of generalised website defence, though specific niches such as targeted commerce fraud may not apply) in systematic behaviour, which leaves signatures. Systemic cross-site collaborative detection. -- essentially what Google's CAPTCHA systems are, though there are others, such as CZ.NIC's Turris project -- could identify these, and via network-based domains of authority (ASN and CIDR assignments) assign reputations and target anti-fraud or anti-abuse countermeasures. Durable, privacy-respecting reputation tokens might be another approach. Present systems are far more primitive and reflect an earlier world-state.