On October 21, 2016 major websites such as Twitter, Amazon, Netflix, Paypal and the Reddit were made largely unavailable throughout the US. Initial reports identified not one group—or location—responsible, but rather tens of millions of discrete IP addresses from around the globe. How did this happen? Who was responsible? What were their motives? Join Professor Zakir Durumeric as he analyzes the evolution of the Mirai Botnet and its impact on IoT Security. This presentation is brought to you by the Stanford Computer Forum and the Stanford Advanced Computer Security Program. If you would like information on how to join the forum and attend the next meeting, see our website: http://forum.stanford.edu/about/howto... #iot