BotNets in the Internet of Things: The next wave

Authors

Ashley Woodiss-Field, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
Michael N. Johnstone, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Title

Proceedings of the 18th Australian Cyber Warfare Conference 2019

Publisher

Deakin University Centre for Cyber Security Research and Innovation

School

School of Science / ECU Security Research Institute

RAS ID

30918

Comments

Woodiss-Field, A., & Johnstone, M. N. (2020). BotNets in the Internet of Things: The next wave. In Proceedings of 18th Australian Cyber Warfare Conference 2019 (CWAR 2019) (pp. 41-45). Deakon University. https://www.australian-cyberwarfare.com/

Abstract

The Internet of Things (IoT) enables interconnectivity between (often) low-power devices to permit information exchange or environmental control. The explosion in popularity of IoT devices has meant that security has not been a principal requirement for IoT devices. This is particularly true for botnets, where a remote threat actor could control IoT devices. We examine the fundamentals of botnets and how they are detected. Our contribution is to examine two conventional botnet detection tools and to suggest the likely success of botnet implementation in IoT network environments. We also tested the session replay component of BotProbe.

Related Publications

Woodiss-Field, A. C. (2023). Evaluating traditional botnet detection applied to contemporary threats from the internet of things. Edith Cowan University. Retrieved from https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/2719

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