Botnet activity surges as criminals get braver can your business stand strong?

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Experts have warned malicious botnets are on the rise as researchers observe “massive spikes” in the activity of distinct, potentially compromised devices. A report from the NETSCOUT ASERT team claims that at one point, a million devices were engaged in malicious reconnaissance scanning, a hundred times the usual levels. Usually, around 10,000 devices are engaged in the scanning daily, with the 20,000 figure being the high water mark. However, in early December 2023, the number spiked to 35,144. Two weeks later, on December 20, the figure rose even further, to 43,194. On other days, things returned to normal. Nine days...