Robot Networks and Their Impact on Cyber Security and Protection from Attacks: A Review

As the Internet growth and cyber warfare continue to change, being aware of issues and threats are continually essential for cybersecurity. One of the threats that continue to grow and threaten cybersecurity is botnets. Botnets have acquired the researchers’ interest over the past years, a great deal to develop the systems that efficiently and effectively would detect the presence of botnets attacks. Botnets could launch massive commands against com-puter systems connected to the Internet to make financial fraud, intricate spam attacks, and manipulate people through social media. Furthermore, many newer botnets have demonstrated increased levels of sophistication and anonymity as it continues to evolve, making it difficult to withstand them effectively. In this paper, a brief overview of botnets is provided, the importance of cybersecurity, the relationship between cybersecurity and botnets. Additionally, a brief review of how botnets attacks work, botnets architectures, threats represented by botnets, and their impact on cybersecurity is provided. In conclusion, the paper suggests approaches prevent botnet at-tacks and ways and tools that could help organizations and individuals improve their cybersecurity to secure information and improve their security level.