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What is Cybercrime?

Cybercrime is a term that describes a wide range of illegal activities committed online. These include crimes such as fraud, trafficking in child pornography and intellectual property, identity theft, cyberstalking, and violation of privacy. Cybercriminals often use a variety of tools to commit their attacks, including social engineering and phishing

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What is a Botnet?

Botnet is a portmanteau word that describes a network of infected computers under the control of an attacker, known as a “bot herder.” In general, bots are used for distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. They are also used for other tasks such as sending spam, stealing data or fraudulently clicking on

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