Fundamentals of Information Systems Security, 4th Edition

The Main Types of Malware

Most computer users refer to any malicious code as a virus when, in fact, there are several types of viruses, as well as many other forms of malicious code, each of which has unique characteristics and architecture and requires different approaches to defend against it. You must design and implement effective countermeasures to detect, mitigate, and prevent a range of malicious code attacks, and, to do this, you must develop an understanding of various types of malicious code and how each type is used. Malware is a favorite tool of cybercriminals because it can provide unprecedented access to a victim’s computing systems and data. In fact, many attacks in which the attackers compromise a resource and stay undetected ...