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How to easily check your network for bots

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In the realm of IT security, all of us are potential targets of a bot taking over or using our network. It doesn’t matter if your network is part of a government agency, a large or small business, a school, or at your home: we are all at risk. Bots don’t care. At minimum, they want your bandwidth and to remain hidden for as long as possible.

How do you check to see if your network has been infiltrated by bots? Use the GreyNoise IP Check tool. It’s very easy: just open the web page at https://check.labs.greynoise.io/ and you’ll get a result. Hopefully, it will look like mine:

My home network is clean
My home network is clean

Source: https://lifehacker.com/tech/tool-checks-for-compromised-home-internet

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Tom Salzer

Tom is an Extra Class amateur radio operator licensed in the United States as KJ7T

Tom Salzer KJ7T