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Botnet

What is Botnet?

A network of compromised computers (bots) controlled remotely by a threat actor to perform coordinated malicious activities such as distributed denial-of-service attacks, spam distribution, or cryptocurrency mining.

Information Security

Terms that appear alongside botnet

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as botnet. The number is how many controls name both.

Frameworks that govern botnet

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0View framework →CIS Controls v8View framework →

What the standards actually require on botnet

Requirements naming botnet across 4 standards, quoted from the control text.

ISO/IEC 27400:20221 control

Prepare for and respond to IoT-specific incidents including botnet recruitment, physical compromise and large-scale device failures.

27400-10.2 · Incident Response for IoT →
ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications1 control

Security Dimension 7 Availability per X.805 Clause 6.7: Availability ensures that there is no denial of authorized access to network elements + stored information + information flows + services and applications due to events impacting the network.

X805-Dim7-Availability-Network-Resources-Information-Authorized-Access-No-Service-Denial · ITU-T X.805 Security Dimension 7 - Availability + Network Resources + Information Accessible to Authorized Users + Denial-of-Service Prevention + Resilience + Redundancy + Disaster Recovery + Business Continuity + DDoS Mitigation →
India CERT-In Cyber Security Directions 20221 control

Audit + Drills + Training operationalise the Directions through ongoing assurance + cyber preparedness. (1) CERT-In Cyber Security Audit: organisations should undergo periodic cyber security audit by CERT-In Empanelled Information Security Auditing Organisatio...

CERTIN-Audit-Drills-Training-AwarenessProgram-CERTInExercises-CISO · CERT-In Audit + Cyber Security Drills + Training + Awareness + CERT-In Cyber Exercises + CISO + Information Security Auditor Empanelment →
MITRE D3FEND1 control

Apply D3FEND DETECT tactic to identify malicious activity occurring within an environment through observation of digital artifacts. D3-FA File Analysis (D3-FC File Carving + D3-FCR File Content Rules + D3-FH File Hashing + D3-DA Dynamic Analysis + D3-SAA Stati...

MITRE-D3FEND-Detect-Tactic-File-Process-Network-Identifier-Message-Platform-Analysis-SIEM-EDR · MITRE D3FEND Detect Tactic + File + Process + Network + Identifier + Message + Platform Analysis + SIEM + EDR →

Questions people ask about botnet

What is Botnet?
A network of compromised computers (bots) controlled remotely by a threat actor to perform coordinated malicious activities such as distributed denial-of-service attacks, spam distribution, or cryptocurrency mining.
Why is Botnet important for compliance?
Botnet is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding botnet helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Botnet?
Botnet appears in the requirement text of ISO/IEC 27400:2022, ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications, India CERT-In Cyber Security Directions 2022, MITRE D3FEND. Across these standards we have identified 4 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Botnet?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how botnet applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.