A Survey of Advances in Botnet Technologies

TL;DR

This survey reviews recent advances in botnet technologies and detection methods, analyzing over a dozen research papers to understand current trends and hypothesize future developments in cybercriminal botnet activities.

Contribution

It compiles and analyzes recent research on botnet features and detection strategies, providing insights into current trends and future directions in botnet evolution.

Findings

Identification of new botnet features and techniques

Evaluation of existing detection strategies

Hypotheses on future botnet developments

Abstract

Botnets have come a long way since their inception a few decades ago. Originally toy programs written by network hobbyists, modern-day botnets can be used by cyber criminals to steal billions of dollars from users, corporations, and governments. This paper will look at cutting-edge botnet features and detection strategies from over a dozen research papers, supplemented by a few additional sources. With this data, I will then hypothesize what the future of botnets might hold.