Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Version 10 Cert Guide, 3rd Edition

Chapter 5. Social Engineering, Malware Threats, and Vulnerability Analysis

This chapter covers the following topics:

• Social Engineering: Social engineering will continue to be a real threat because it targets humans (which are considered the weakest link in cybersecurity).

• Malware Threats and Countermeasures: Malware such as ransomware, viruses, worms, Trojans, root kits, keystroke loggers (keyloggers), and spyware are used by adversaries to attack numerous organizations and individuals.

• Vulnerability Analysis: This section covers details about methodologies used to find and analyze security vulnerabilities and decrease the threat of malware.

This chapter covers the most common types of attacks and exploits. It starts by describing attacks ...