Chapter 6 - Technical Controls Flashcards
Types Of Malware
Viruses - These cannot spread on their own, they need to be attached to another piece of data
Ransomware - know this
Worms - these contain the code in order to spread themselves without any user action
Rootkits - Complex Software Packages that hijack the OS, essentially going undetected and continue to complete user requests of the OS.
Backdoors - as it says
Spyware - malware like keystorkes, website cookies
Trojans - malware that appears or acts like something else in order to have a user interact with it. Active content
Zero-Day Exploits - new malware that isnt know and therefore patched. ie zero days to prepare.
Malware Countermeasures
Backups - Grandfather-Father-Son (GFS) Essentially keeping 3 iterations of backups
Patching
User awareness training
Anti-virus software
Settings hardening - remove uneccessary features
