April 2018
Beginner
566 pages
16h 30m
English
Malicious documents are another widely used attack type and are mostly initiated by social engineering techniques. This attack type has gained in popularity over the last few years, after operating systems and popular software solutions were hardened against exploits. To tell the truth, running a macro through an Office document, or JavaScript using a PDF is easier than trying to exploit software on a victim's PC. That's because this capability is embedded directly into the document-viewing suites for increasing productivity, such as giving users a chance to create formulas or increase the interactivity of the document. As in all other attack types, this capability is abused by cyber criminals for running ...
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