The 101 Episode 10: What Is a Botnet? 🤖

In this week’s episode, we learn more about a malware type that doesn’t always get the attention is deserves: Botnets.

They, too, are also misunderstood, all the way the way down to their basic terminology. So, to clear things up, today we ask: “What, exactly, is a botnet?”

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