If there’s one thing those of us who do content and communications exclusively will know like the back our hands, it’s a CMS of one sort or another. If you don’t know what that abbreviation stands for, it’s Content Management System. Even if you’ve never used WordPress, you’ll almost certainly still have heard of it and it’s pretty much the original CMS and is the one most used by people all over the world. And that’s not just for blogs like this one. Here at 4GoodHosting, our expertise is in web hosting in the same way it will be for any good Canadian web hosting provider, but any and all of us will also know how integral content is to SERPs and the like. That’s why the KashmirBlack botnet is such a newsmaker in the digital world today, and for good reason. Now at this point you’re probably saying ‘what?’, and that’s to be expected given the exotic name given to this malicious little critter. Name aside, you may even be asking what exactly is a botnet? We can answer that. A botnet is a type of malicious attack where a series of connected computers are utilized to attack or promote failure of a network, network device, website or IT environment, and usually done with the intention to disrupt normal working operations or degrade the system’s service capacities. Now with this new KashmirBlack botnet, we shouldn’t assume that it has originated in India, or that those who created it are huge fans of the classic Led Zeppelin song. Really it’s just a name. What is worth talking about, though, is what this and why it’s showing itself to be so problematic. Mining, Malicious Redirects, and Defacing So let’s get into what you might need to know about this if you’re the person behind a website, any website and one being utilized for whatever aims. Imperva is a web security research organization that’s fairly reputable and held in high regard in the digital community worldwide, and they’re the ones who have discovered and tracked the KashmirBlack botnet. Their research has indicated that this botnet is responsible for infecting hundreds of thousands...
