7 terms
A botnet is a network of malware-infected computers or devices that an attacker controls remotely for DDoS attacks, spam, fraud and other malicious work.
Credential stuffing is an automated attack that replays username and password pairs stolen from one breach against login pages of other services.
Malware is malicious software designed to damage systems, steal data or gain unauthorized control, from viruses and worms to ransomware and spyware.
Phishing is a social engineering attack in which fraudulent messages impersonate trusted parties to steal credentials, money or install malware.
Ransomware is malware that encrypts or steals an organization's data and demands payment for decryption or silence, often after a long manual intrusion.
A rootkit is stealth malware that hides itself and other malicious activity by subverting the operating system, firmware or boot process it runs on.
A Trojan is malware disguised as legitimate software that relies on the user to run it and then opens the system to theft, remote control or…