Fundamentals of Malware Course
The Fundamentals of Malware Course covers the basic topics on malware. After completing this course, a reader should be able to understand what the different types of malware are, how different types of malware work, and how we can effectively prevent them. The Fundamentals of Malware Course is good for readers who are preparing for various certification exams like the CCNA, CCNP, or CompTIA. It is also good for IT professionals, cybersecurity professionals, or students who want to improve their basic understanding of malware.
Section 1: Different Types of Malware
This section covers what different types of malware are, how they work, and how they are different from each other. The section also explains how we can prevent each type of malware.
Details of Section 1
Worm vs Virus vs Trojan
Trojan Horse
Spyware
Ransomware
Bots (video)
Botnet
IoT Botnets and DDoS Attacks
Backdoor
Keyloggers
Malvertising
Remote Access Trojan (RAT)
Rootkit
Rootkit vs. Bootkit
Creepware
Page Hijacking
Mousetrapping in Computer Security
Drive-by download
Browser Hijackers
Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP)
Polymorphic virus
Adware
Cryptojacking
Air Gap Malware
Fileless Malware
ATM Jackpotting
POS Malware
Zip Bomb
Privilege escalation
Logic Bombs and Time Bombs
Section 2 : Social Engineering and Phishing
This section explains what social engineering is and how attackers use different social engineering techniques to spread malware. The section also explains what phishing is, what different types of phishing scams are and how we can protect ourselves from phishing.
Details of Section 2
Section 3 : Spam and Anti-Spam Techniques
This section explains what spam is, how attackers use different techniques for spamming and how different techniques can be used to prevent spam.
Details of Section 3
How does spam filter work and what is a spamtrap?
Botnet
How to stop spam emails?
What is backscatter and how is it used for email spamming?
Honeypot
Spider Trap
Tarpit
Snowshoe Spamming
Click Fraud
BlueJacking
What is Email Gateway and how does it work?
Bounce Address Tag Validation (BATV)
What is Bayesian spam filtering and how does it work?
Section 4 : Some Well-Known Malware
This section explains some well-known malware, what techniques they used to infect systems and how they were prevented.
Details of Section 4
Section 5 : Hardware and Software-Based Security Components
This section explains some hardware and software-based security components that can be used to prevent malware effectively.
Details of Section 5
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
IDS or Intrusion Detection System
IDPS or Intrusion Detection and Prevention System
Honeypot
Tarpit
Evolution of Firewalls: From Packet Filters to Next Generation Firewalls
NGFW or Next Generation Firewall
Deep Packet Inspection
Virus Detection Techniques and NGAV or Next Generation Anti Virus
SSL Inspection
AI, Machine Learning and Deep Learning in Cyber Security
Unified Threat Management (UTM)
Network Segmentation and VLAN
What is Defense in Depth and why do we need that?
Faraday Cage
SIEM or Security Information and Event Management
How do SPF, DKIM, and DMARC work?
What is Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) and why is it more secure?
What is DNS Sinkhole and how can it be used to prevent malware?
DNSSEC
Section 6: Fundamentals of Malware Practice Tests
These practice tests will help readers to improve their understanding of malware.
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