Trump administration poised for Friday release of draft report on mitigating botnets

The Trump administration is set to release Friday its long-anticipated draft report on mitigating botnet threats through initiatives established under President Trump’s May cybersecurity executive order, leveraging “ecosystem” solutions to minimize vulnerability to automated attacks.

Multiple industry sources told Inside Cybersecurity that the administration will release the draft report -- developed by the Commerce Department and the Department of Homeland Security -- for a 30-day public comment period on Friday, meeting the 240-day deadline set under Trump’s executive order on...