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Botnets: How to Fight off the Zombie Army

By Kevin McLaughlin, CRN
October 21, 2009    4:28 PM ET

Botnets pose a stealthy threat to IT infrastructure, and hackers are continually evolving their tactics for building these worldwide networks of so-called 'zombie' PCs. Security solution providers who've been called in to clean up the mess from a botnet-infected network often marvel at the time involved in identifying telltale signs of botnets and remediating their customers' machines.

In this NetSeminar, Everything Channel Senior Editor Kevin McLaughlin will look at the damage botnets can cause and provide a channel-centric point of view on what steps companies can take to protect themselves from the botnet menace.

Register now and attend live Tuesday, October 27th at 11 am pdt/ 2pm edt with special guests Edward Cohen, Vice President of SonicWALL's Email Security Business Unit and Bill Waters, Senior Manager, Technical Support, Ingram Micro. Ask your questions in real time.


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