Agent

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Contents 1 NIST SP 800-61 2 NIST SP 800-61r1 3 NIST SP 800-94 4 NIST SP 800-95

NIST SP 800-61

A program used in distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks that sends malicious traffic to hosts based on the instructions of a handler.

NIST SP 800-61r1

A program used in distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks that sends malicious traffic to hosts based on the instructions of a handler. Also known as a bot.

NIST SP 800-94

A host-based intrusion detection and prevention program that monitors and analyzes activity and may also perform prevention actions.

NIST SP 800-95

A program acting on behalf of a person or organization. (Web Services Glossary - W3C Working Group Note 11 February 2004, http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/NOTE-ws-gloss-20040211)