Great Security white papers and briefs from Damballa

Security provider Damballa has a great collection of what papers and briefs for download. I have listed a few below, most of which have already been uploaded to Scribd

• The Opt-In Botnet Generation
• The Command Structure of the Aurora Botnet: History, Patterns, and Findings
• Advanced Persistent Threats: A Brief Description
• Extracting CnC from Malware: The Role of Malware Sample Analysis in Botnet Detection
• Serial Variant Evasion Tactics: Techniques Used to Automatically Bypass Antivirus Technologies
• Botnet Communication Topologies: Understanding the intricacies of botnet Command-and-Control
• The Botnet vs. Malware Relationship: The One-to-One Botnet Myth
• Update on the Enemy: A Deconstruction of Who Profits from Botnets
• Anatomy of a Targeted Attack
• Layer 8: How and Why Targeted Attacks Exploit Your Users
• A Technology Comparison: AV, IDS/IPS and Damballa's Response to Targeted Attacks
• Targeted Attacks for Fun and Profit: An Executive Guide to A New and Growing Enterprise Threat

Also don’t forget the recommendation I made on the technical overview at Compass Security, a Swiss company, about a year ago.