What emerging trends are likely to further enhance the stealth and resilience of "shadow C2 DDoS" architectures?

Emerging trends include increased use of decentralized technologies like blockchain or distributed ledgers for C2 communication, leveraging AI/ML to dynamically adapt C2 communication patterns and evasion tactics, wider adoption of compromised IoT devices as resilient C2 proxies or nodes, and greater exploitation of serverless computing platforms and edge devices to host ephemeral C2 components. Quantum-resistant encryption, if viable, could also further complicate C2 traffic analysis. These advancements aim to make C2 detection and takedown even more challenging.