Discussion

The affect that cybercrime has had on the corporate world is that of cost and scrutiny. But it seems that the cost has come in more so in the form of losses as opposed to investment in prevention. That lack of prevention is the cause of scrutiny. The world of cybercrime has become more exotic and easier to participate in. One can decide tomorrow if they wish to be a cyber criminal. With the use of their computer and a small investment of approximately three thousand dollars (US) they can purchase user-friendly tools and an army of zombie computers to pull off various attacks and wreak havoc on companies and government; with their level of threat to companies commensurate with their skill. But it is extremely plausible that the less skilled can possibly be the most dangerous. It’s like buying weapons of mass destruction on the black market and learning how to use them as you go. We saw earlier that the first documented worm was allegedly an accident. In the videos posted below a tech news show from BBC world news called Click demonstrates how easy it can be to purchase a Botnet and how simple it is to launch two types of attacks A huge spam mailing and a Distributed Denial of Service attack.

Part 1

Part 2

Stefan Hammond, (2005,November) Busting the Botnet-herders. Techworld.com
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