Mastering Machine Learning for Penetration Testing

Botnet Detection with Machine Learning

Nowadays, connected devices play an important role in modern life. From smart home appliances, computers, coffee machines, and cameras, to connected cars, this huge shift in our lifestyles has made our lives easier. Unfortunately, these exposed devices could be attacked and accessed by attackers and cyber criminals who could use them later to enable larger-scale attacks. Security vendors provide many solutions and products to defend against botnets, but in this chapter, as we did in previous chapters, we are going to learn how to build novel botnet detection systems with Python and machine learning techniques.

In this chapter, we will see:

• An overview of botnets
• How to build a botnet detector with different ...