Chapter 9
Malware, Vulnerabilities, and Threats
THE FOLLOWING COMPTIA SECURITY+ EXAM OBJECTIVES ARE COVERED IN THIS CHAPTER:
3.1 Explain types of malware.
- Adware
- Virus
- Spyware
- Trojan
- Rootkits
- Backdoors
- Logic bomb
- Botnets
- Ransomware
- Polymorphic malware
- Armored virus
3.2 Summarize various types of attacks.
- Man-in-the-middle
- DDoS
- DoS
- Replay
- Smurf attack
- Spoofing
- Spam
- Phishing
- Spim
- Vishing
- Spear phishing
- Xmas attack
- Pharming
- Privilege escalation
- Malicious insider threat
- DNS poisoning and ARP poisoning
- Transitive access
- Client-side attacks
- Password ...
Get CompTIA Security+ Study Guide: SY0-401, 6th Edition now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
