Command and Control (C&C) Server

A Command and Control (C&C) Server is a computer being controlled remotely by a cyber criminal that is used as a command center to send commands to systems that have …

Zombie

A zombie is the term for a computer that is infected and being used remotely by a bot. A bot, short for “robot”, is a type of software application or …

Bot, Botnet, Bot Herder, and Bot Master

Bot(s) A Bot is a computer connected to the Internet that has been surreptitiously / secretly compromised with malicious logic to perform activities under remote the command and control of …

Advanced Persistent Threat

Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) is an adversary that possesses sophisticated levels of expertise and significant resources which allow it to create opportunities to achieve its objectives by using multiple attack vectors (e.g., cyber, physical, and deception).