- Shadowserver
The Shadowserver Foundation is an all volunteer watchdog group of security professionals that gather, track, and report on
malware ,botnet activity, and electronic fraud.It is the mission of the Shadowserver Foundation to improve the security of the Internet by raising awareness of the presence of compromised servers, malicious attackers, and the spread of
malware .They achieve their goals via the following process:
The primary responsibilities of The Shadowserver Foundation include:
* Capturing and receiving malicious software, or information related to compromised devices
* Disassembling, sandboxing, and analyzing viruses and trojans
* Monitoring and reporting on malicious attackers
* Tracking and reporting on botnet activities
* Disseminating cyber threat information
* Coordinating incident responseThe Shadowserver Foundation works alongside other security organizations and agencies to develop strategies against the threats and to form action plans to help mitigate the threats as they develop.
The Shadowserver Foundation is not:
* A vigilante group
* A "hack the hackers" group
* A commercial, "for-profit" organizationExample Reports
External links
* [http://www.shadowserver.org Shadowserver Web Site]
References
*cite journal| first=Brian| last=Krebs| url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/21/AR2006032100279.html| title=Bringing Botnets Out of the Shadows| journal=Washington Post| month=21 March| year=2006
*cite journal| url=http://www.darknet.org.uk/2006/06/shadowserver-battles-the-botnets/ | title=Shadowserver Battles the Botnets| journal=Darknet.org.uk| month=29 June| year=2006
*cite journal| first=Mark| last=Ward| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/5407478.stm| title=Tackling the botnets at source| journal=BBC News| month=12 October| year=2006
*cite journal| author=Acohido, Byron & Swartz, Jon|url=http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/infotheft/2006-10-11-cybercrime-hacker-forums_x.htm| title=Cybercrime flourishes in online hacker forums| journal=USA Today| month=11 October| year=2006| format=subscription required
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