How to Defeat Advanced Malware

Chapter 2

2014 Endpoint Exploitation Trends

Abstract

Before analyzing potential solutions, security teams tasked with protecting critical enterprise assets must track the shifting-attack landscape to understand key attack methods and targets. This chapter covers the growth in zero-day exploitation, and notable and emerging zero-day exploitation techniques.

Keywords

cyber-attack

Microsoft^® Internet Explorer

Microsoft Office

Adobe Flash

Action Script Spray

zero day

spear phishing

Adobe Reader sandbox

address space layout randomization (ASLR)

data execution prevention (DEP)

Before analyzing potential solutions, security teams tasked with protecting critical enterprise assets must track the shifting attack landscape to understand key attack methods ...