The latest revelations from the Snowden files, published by Glenn Greenwald's new venture The Intercept, show that NSA thinking has followed the same arguments developed by cybercriminals: if you wish to control a large number of subjects (infected computers) you need to automate the process with a command and control server. This is a botnet.


https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/the-nsas-botnet-of-botnets-an-active-sigint-system/
The latest revelations from the Snowden files, published by Glenn Greenwald's new venture The Intercept, show that NSA thinking has followed the same arguments developed by cybercriminals: if you wish to control a large number of subjects (infected computers) you need to automate the process with a command and control server. This is a botnet.
Thu, 13 Mar 2014 12:31:00 GMT
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/the-nsas-botnet-of-botnets-an-active-sigint-system/

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