Explain the dangers of botnets or malware and the corresponding recommendations/mitigations to reduce the botnet threat.

Computer Security

Each written response should be no more than one (1) single-spaced page. The submission should be no more than two (2) pages of responses and one (1) additional page for APA citations. Your responses should be crisp, concise, and relevant.

questions to respond to:

1. You’ve been hired as a security team lead for a large retail company. The company found out that their systems were hacked because a user clicked on a phishing email attachment which downloaded malware and connected to a botnet (on the internet). All employees are required to sign a computer user agreement as part of the onboarding (new hire) process . Explain the dangers of botnets or malware and the corresponding recommendations/mitigations to reduce the botnet threat.
2. Expanding on scenario 1 above, what improvements or recommendations would you make to the company’s security policies and procedures in regards to users?

suggested source:

Please use this book as one of the sources

Chapters related to the questions are 1+3+7+9+10+11

https://dynacorps.net/downloading/Computer%20Security%20Fundamentals%203ed%20%5B2016%5D.pdf

subject: Computer Science

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