CompTIA Security+ SY0-601 Exam Cram, 6th Edition

Chapter 2

Attack Basics

This chapter covers the following official Security+ exam objective:

• ▶ 1.2 Given a scenario, analyze potential indicators to determine the type of attack.

Essential Terms and Components

• ▶ malware

• ▶ ransomware

• ▶ Trojan

• ▶ worm

• ▶ potentially unwanted program (PUP)

• ▶ virus

• ▶ bot

• ▶ crypto-malware

• ▶ logic bomb

• ▶ spyware

• ▶ keylogger

• ▶ remote access trojan (RAT)

• ▶ rootkit

• ▶ backdoor

• ▶ rainbow table

• ▶ rootkit

• ▶ password attack

• ▶ skimming

• ▶ card cloning

• ▶ adversarial artificial intelligence (AI)

• ▶ cryptographic attack

Malware

Malicious software, or malware, has become a serious problem in today’s network environment. Malware is software designed to harm a user’s computer or data. The target is not only the information ...