Industrial Cybersecurity

Anti-malware software

The next layer of defense controls to achieve ICS computer security involves restricting, inspecting, and verifying the programs and files that get loaded, copied, or executed on a computer system. This is the function of anti-malware software.

Malware, or malicious software, is any program or file that is harmful to a computer or performs unwanted actions on or to the computer. Malware includes computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and spyware. These malicious programs can perform a variety of functions, including stealing, encrypting, or deleting sensitive data, altering or hijacking core computing functions, and monitoring user interactions with the computer without the user's knowledge or consent.