---
title: "#Infosec17: Botnets & Their DDoS Attacks Are Our Collective Problem – Infosecurity Magazine"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/infosec17-botnets-their-ddos-attacks-are-our-collective-problem-infosecurity-magazine/"
date: "2017-06-07T09:15:45+00:00"
section: "Hardware/Network"
tags:
  - "Botnet"
  - "Cyber Attack"
  - "DDOS"
---

# #Infosec17: Botnets & Their DDoS Attacks Are Our Collective Problem – Infosecurity Magazine

June 7, 2017

> Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks are all too commonly thought of as “someone else’s” problem, but botnets are all too easily formed. Speaking to Infosecurity, ESET security specialist Mark James said

**Tags:** [Botnet](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/botnet/) · [Cyber Attack](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/cyber-attack/) · [DDOS](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/ddos/)