An estimated 10k tCO₂e out of a global >30,000,000k tCO₂e of emissions doesn't seem like it helps much, but if each of us does our part and breaks up just one cybercrime gang, then, we can save...
An estimated 10k tCO₂e out of a global >30,000,000k tCO₂e of emissions doesn't seem like it helps much, but if each of us does our part and breaks up just one cybercrime gang, then, we can save the planet together.
I'm not sure what to make of this. I skimmed through the source pdf looking for anything of substance and it felt to me like it's just marketing for their cyber security firm rather than...
I'm not sure what to make of this. I skimmed through the source pdf looking for anything of substance and it felt to me like it's just marketing for their cyber security firm rather than meaningful research.
I suspect that they're counting the full power of the machines rather than limiting it to the impacts of the botnet attacks. I could be wrong about their methodology as I couldn't find it, but if it is what I suspect is they reported compromised instances to clients and counted those that clients shut those down while ignoring that those same clients would backfill with uncompromised instances to maintain whatever service was being provided.
An estimated 10k tCO₂e out of a global >30,000,000k tCO₂e of emissions doesn't seem like it helps much, but if each of us does our part and breaks up just one cybercrime gang, then, we can save the planet together.
I'm not sure what to make of this. I skimmed through the source pdf looking for anything of substance and it felt to me like it's just marketing for their cyber security firm rather than meaningful research.
I suspect that they're counting the full power of the machines rather than limiting it to the impacts of the botnet attacks. I could be wrong about their methodology as I couldn't find it, but if it is what I suspect is they reported compromised instances to clients and counted those that clients shut those down while ignoring that those same clients would backfill with uncompromised instances to maintain whatever service was being provided.