The Council to Secure the Digital Economy has issued the latest guidelines to eliminate botnets and secure networks against sophisticated threats, MeriTalk reported Thursday.
The industry-led CSDE created the 2018 International Anti-Botnet Guide based on the perspectives, practices and experiences of companies to address the increasing challenges to the global digital economy.
The council includes USTelecom, the Information Technology Industry Council and the Consumer Technology Association.
CSDE highlighted that the government and internet service providers could play key roles in securing the internet.
“The guide provides real-world, presently available solutions to a global challenge that cannot be met by one stakeholder set or one country alone or by any governmental mandate,†the guide stated.Â
Jeanette Manfra, assistant director for cybersecurity for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency within the Department of Homeland Security, agreed that a collaboration between private and public sectors could help solve the security problems.
The International Anti-Botnet Guide’s security recommendations focus on infrastructures, software development, devices and device systems, home and small business systems installation, and enterprises.Â
“Widespread implementation of the security practices featured in this guide will dramatically reduce botnets and help secure the global digital economy,†the document said.
