A harmful piece of software that looks legitimate or is included with legitimate applications. Any application that masquerades as one thing in order to get past scrutiny and then does something malicious. One of the major differences between Trojan horses and viruses is that Trojan horses tend not to replicate themselves.
n this book, IT security expert Tyler Wrightson reveals the mindset, skills, and effective attack vectors needed to compromise any target of choice. Advanced Persistent Threat Hacking discusses the strategic issues that make all organizations vulnerable and provides noteworthy empirical evidence.
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Ursnif banking trojan. Ursnif arrives as an attachment in a spammed email.
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Ransomware is not new, but it still makes front page news by crippling global enterprises and governments. By encrypting all or part of a computer or system, this malware often causes irreparable data loss, even if the owner pays the ransom
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For Gates, the goal of any ransomware attack is to apply “maximum pressure” — to disrupt key systems and normal operations long enough that enterprises are willing to pay.
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We see it in banking Trojans, ad networks, jealous spouses, and companies crossing ethical boundaries by installing keystroke loggers as part of their 'insider threat programs. It's an incredibly broad problem that impacts everyone potentially." Josh Zelonis - Field-CTO, Evangelist and recovering analyst for Palo Alto Networks
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