FBI Stresses Partnerships in Bot Battle
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The global nature of the Internet is posing new challenges to law enforcement agencies like the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation. In response, the FBI is reaching out to new partners, both in the private sector and in the international community, to help fight online identity thieves, computer hijackers, and other digital desperadoes known as &quot;botherders.&quot; The ongoing effort has been dubbed &quot;Operation Bot Roast.&quot;
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New security software supplements antivirus protection by scanning systems for &#39;bot&#39; malware that can take over unprotected PCs.
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Hackers are finding financial rewards in their actions, and criminals are increasing their dependence on IT. The combination, and the increased technical sophistication of the bad guys, worries a top federal prosecutor.
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Sophisticated computer worm is setting up a botnet that may be hard to beat.
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New security software supplements antivirus protection by scanning systems for 'bot' malware that can take over unprotected PCs.
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DARPA gives new meaning to the term 'bot net' DARPA*, the occasionally eccentric American death-tech hothouse, has come up with a scheme to develop "LANdroids", small crawling radio-relay robots the size of a deck of cards.â¦
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Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and IBM are vying for a multibillion-dollar contract to build a database for fingerprints and other biometric information that the FBI is set to award this week.
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RoboCops and robot soldiers got a little closer to reality Thursday as a maker of floor-cleaning automatons teamed up with a stun-gun manufacturer to arm track-wheeled 'bots for police and the Pentagon.
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America Online has formally opened up its AIM instant messaging network to bot-makers with the launch of a pay-per-use AIM Bot Program targeting enterprise customers.
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The FBI wants to compile a massive computer database and analyze it for clues to unmask terrorist sleeper cells. Two congressmen are worried about whether the bureau will protect the privacy of U.S. citizens.
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Five online security software and service providers have formed an alliance to help e-commerce and financial services companies fight online fraud.
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Federal officials are trying to prosecute operators of Web sites that recruit terrorists.
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The FBI is stepping up its fight against hijacked home computers known as zombies or bots.
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If malware were insects, botnets would be termites -- they burrow in behind the walls of your security perimeter, lie dormant for a period of time, then attack.
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Task force plans antispam campaign, from education to cross-border legal efforts.
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Figuring out who's an ally in this complicated war on terror is tough. The Pentagon wants software that can make the call. In Danger Room.
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Traceroute Security researcher Jose Nazario has uncovered circumstantial evidence of the use of botnets in politically-motivated denial of service attacks.â¦