Business Model of a Botnet

C.G.J. Putman; Abhishta Abhishta; Lambertus Johannes Maria Nieuwenhuis

doi:10.1109/PDP2018.2018.00077

Business Model of a Botnet

C.G.J. Putman, Abhishta Abhishta, Lambertus Johannes Maria Nieuwenhuis

Industrial Engineering & Business Information Systems

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Abstract

Botnets continue to be an active threat against firms or companies and individuals worldwide. Previous research regarding botnets has unveiled information on how the system and their stakeholders operate, but an insight on the economic structure that supports these stakeholders is lacking. The objective of this research is to analyse the business model and determine the revenue stream of a botnet owner. We also study the botnet life-cycle and determine the costs associated with it on the basis of four case studies. We conclude that building a full scale cyber army from scratch is very expensive where as acquiring a previously developed botnet requires a little cost. We find that initial setup and monthly costs were minimal compared to total revenue.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2018 26th Euromicro International conference on Parallel, Distributed, and Network-Based Processing (PDP)
Editors	Igor Kotenko, Ivan Merelli, Pietro Lio
Place of Publication	Cambridge, United Kingdom
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	441 - 445
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-5386-4975-6
ISBN (Print)	978-1-5386-4976-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PDP2018.2018.00077
Publication status	Published - 7 Jun 2018
Event	26th Euromicro International Conference on Parallel, Distributed and Network-based Processing 2018 - Computer Laboratory, Cambridge , United Kingdom Duration: 21 Mar 2018 → 23 Mar 2018 Conference number: 26 http://www.pdp2018.org/

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Conference	26th Euromicro International Conference on Parallel, Distributed and Network-based Processing 2018
Abbreviated title	PDP 2018
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Cambridge
Period	21/03/18 → 23/03/18
Internet address	http://www.pdp2018.org/

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33 Citations
1 PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT

The Blind Man and The Elephant: Measuring Economic Impacts of DDoS Attacks
Abhishta, A., 5 Dec 2019, Enschede: University of Twente. 219 p.
Research output: Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT

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Putman, CGJ, Abhishta, A & Nieuwenhuis, LJM 2018, Business Model of a Botnet. in I Kotenko, I Merelli & P Lio (eds), 2018 26th Euromicro International conference on Parallel, Distributed, and Network-Based Processing (PDP). IEEE, Cambridge, United Kingdom, pp. 441 - 445, 26th Euromicro International Conference on Parallel, Distributed and Network-based Processing 2018, Cambridge , United Kingdom, 21/03/18. https://doi.org/10.1109/PDP2018.2018.00077

Business Model of a Botnet. / Putman, C.G.J.; Abhishta, Abhishta ; Nieuwenhuis, Lambertus Johannes Maria.
2018 26th Euromicro International conference on Parallel, Distributed, and Network-Based Processing (PDP). ed. / Igor Kotenko; Ivan Merelli; Pietro Lio. Cambridge, United Kingdom: IEEE, 2018. p. 441 - 445.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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