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We mention the term "botnet" from time to time, but what exactly is a botnet? How does it work? Is it self-aware? Can botnets be taken down? We look into this, and discuss the week's security news.

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• Fire & Ice: Making and Breaking macOS Firewalls
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• 'Synthetic Click' attack re-emerges in macOS High Sierra at Defcon
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• Fax Machines Are Still Everywhere, and Wildly Insecure
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• Intego exclusive: HP Leaves Mac Users Vulnerable to Fax Hacks
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• HP Ink Printers Remote Code Execution
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• Denial-of-service attack (Wikipedia)
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• Steganography (Wikipedia)
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• Homeland, Episode 9 recap (contains spoilers)
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• iWorm Botnet Uses Reddit and Command and Control Center
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• Flashback Botnet is Adrift
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• Why the Flashback Botnet is a Threat
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• Viruses, Worms and Spyware--Yikes! A Look at Malware Terminology
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• Intego Security Memo: Trojan Horse OSX/Koobface.A Affects Mac OS X Mac \u2013 Koobface Variant Spreads via Facebook, Twitter and More
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• Should You Worry About People Hacking Toilets?
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