Two websites have recently published reports on Internet
security and the spread of malware across the web, and both documents
examine the problem from a new perspective. Most online security
coverage tends to focus on the perpetual war between the antimalware
industry and the companies that earn an illicit living from selling
botnets and developing new exploits. The reports from HostExploit and
Knujon, however, focus on the registrars and ISPs that actually provide
hosting to the black hats, and explore the various connections between
the organizations.
HostExploit's
report is an examination of the US-based ISP Atrivo, and of that
company's alleged willingness to ally itself with (or, at least
deliberately overlook) ongoing criminal enterprises; the Knujon
investigation
documents the relationship between the Indian-based Directi Group and
its affiliates. The following diagram illustrates the relationship
between these various organizations/companies.
