Legal implications of countering botnets

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Legal implications of countering botnets
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Date	2012 /
Editor/Conference	NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Link	http://www.ccdcoe.org/articles/2012/LegalImplicationsOfCounteringBotnets.pdf www.ccdcoe.org (www.ccdcoe.org Archive copy)
Author	Liis Vihul, Christian Czosseck, Katharina Ziolkowski, Lauri Aasmann, Ivo A. Ivanov, Sebastian Brüggemann
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Abstract

“ Information security specialists have developed various techniques and methods to reduce the threat that botnets pose to the security of information systems connected to the internet. The implementation of such methods needs to take place according to the legal systems of the respective jurisdictions. Based on Estonian and German legislation, the authors cover two different approaches to support the fight against botnets: first, a legal evaluation is given to common technical measures used to fight botnets, primarily relating to botnet takeover and takedown; second, some purely legal constructs, such as compensation for unlawfully caused damage, are suggested, which could potentially apply to certain circumstances and so indirectly contribute to the mitigation of botnets. As a result, a number of legal requirements, as well as

potential risks, relevant in the fight against botnets are outlined.

Bibtex

 @misc{2012BFR1200,
   editor = {NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence},
   author = {Liis Vihul, Christian Czosseck, Katharina Ziolkowski, Lauri Aasmann, Ivo A. Ivanov, Sebastian Brüggemann},
   title = {Legal implications of countering botnets},
   date = {03},
   month = May,
   year = {2012},
   howpublished = {\url{http://www.ccdcoe.org/articles/2012/LegalImplicationsOfCounteringBotnets.pdf www.ccdcoe.org}},
 }