Ever wonder how Google knows what’s on your website? Have you ever been infected by malware or a computer virus? Ever pondered how these spammers got your email address? I have one word for you: BOTs! The World Wide Web is crawling with them.  Spider bots to index your website, evil bots that can make you wish you never had a computer, bots that scrape the web for ID information, and bots that you can buy, but unfortunately break search engine rules, which then render your domain as an outcast in a sandbox kingdom that no one can find.

During this episode, we'll discuss what bots and botnets are. We'll give examples of “Good bots” and “Bad bots.” And will further explain what they are, how they infiltrate into computers, tablets and smartphones, and then proceed to aggregate networks of digital devices to do the bidding of their cybercriminal masters. We'll also discuss different ways in which botnets are used to wreak havoc across the Internet.  Lastly, we'll provide links so you can check out to stay informed, along with providing steps you can you can take to protect your systems, including key recommendations of the top antimalware applications everyone should use to protect their digital smart devices from becoming prey to Bad bots and malevolent botnets.