A telescope that sets its sights on cyber-crime
This is some of the best news we've seen on the security front in a long time. Security developers have created a system that that can map the physical location of computers infected with the malicious software, or malware, used to run botnets. Additionally it can identify the type of bot software on the infected machine and even pre-empt the next moves of the bot.
A TELESCOPE that can peer into the depths of the net to spot the gathering threat of a botnet could help combat cyber-attacks.Botnets - networks of compromised computers that are controlled by someone with malicious intent - are an increasingly common feature of the internet. They can be used to flood a target website with useless data to bring it down, launch spam, or spy on computer users by looking for their banking logins and passwords.
To combat this threat, Endgame Systems of Atlanta, Georgia, has come up with a system, called the internet telescope, that can map the physical location of computers infected with the malicious software, or malware, used to run botnets. It can even identify the type of malware on the machine and pre-empt its next moves.
