# IoT botnets strengthen the case for Corero’s DDoS protection

- Link: https://www.directorstalkinterviews.com/iot-botnets-strengthen-the-case-for-corero-s-ddos-protection/4121251543
- Published: 2026-05-14T10:21:00+01:00
- Author: Amilia Stone

IoT botnets have turned poorly secured connected devices into practical DDoS weapons.
Cameras, routers and digital video recorders can be infected without the owner noticing,
then used to send attack traffic at websites, networks and online services.

More connected devices mean more potential attack sources. More attack sources mean
higher risk for businesses that depend on uptime. That makes fast, automated DDoS
protection more relevant.

These attacks are hard to stop because they come from many places at once. Blocking
one device or one network is not enough. A large botnet can generate traffic from
thousands or millions of devices, making the attack harder to separate from normal
internet activity.

The Mirai botnet showed how serious this risk could become by exploiting devices
with weak or default passwords. The same basic weakness still matters today. Many
IoT devices are installed and then forgotten, with limited security updates or monitoring.
That creates a lasting pool of devices that attackers can use.

The challenge is also becoming more technical. Botnets can create large traffic 
floods, high packet-rate attacks and multi-vector campaigns that shift methods quickly.
This increases the need for protection that works in real time, rather than after
disruption has already started.

Corero is positioned around that requirement. Its DDoS protection is designed to
detect attack behaviour and block malicious traffic automatically, with sub-second
inline mitigation. That is important because many attacks are now short, fast and
designed to cause damage before slower systems respond.

_**[Corero Network Security](https://www.directorstalkinterviews.com/company/corero-network-security-plc/cns.l)
plc** (LON:CNS) is a global provider of automated business continuity and network
security solutions._

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