“A Report to the President on Enhancing the Resilience of the Internet and Communications Ecosystem Against Botnets and Other Automated, Distributed Threats”

A draft report published by the US Departments of Commerce and Homeland Security was announced by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This draft was developed in response to Executive Order 13800, Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure. The draft report highlights circumstances and challenges faced in taking action against threats posed by automated and distributed attacks such as botnets. Goals and actions toward reducing such threats are also identified within the report. This article further discusses the contents of the report. 

NIST Computer Security Resource Center announces “A Report to the President on Enhancing the Resilience of the Internet and Communications Ecosystem Against Botnets and Other Automated, Distributed Threats”