Title :
Economics of Fighting Botnets: Lessons from a Decade of Mitigation
Author :
Asghari, Hadi ; van Eeten, Michel J. G. ; Bauer, Johannes M.
Abstract :
The fight against botnets has been going on for more than a decade, but they still impose significant costs. ISPs have become increasingly central to the effort, as they can undertake mitigation more economically and efficiently than end users. A study evaluates the role and performance of ISPs in botnet mitigation across 60 countries.
Keywords :
invasive software; socio-economic effects; ISP; Internet service providers; botnet mitigation; economics; Biological system modeling; Botnets; Broadband communication; Computer security; Economics; IP networks; Malware; botnets; computer security; economics; incentives; malware; network security; security;
Journal_Title :
Security Privacy, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSP.2015.110
