presentation for cyber forensic and cyber security students

1. PRESENTATION ON
DIFFERENT TYPE OF MALICIOUS ATTACK
BY
PRASMITPRADHAN
REGISTRATION NO. A217131523056
M.SC CYBER SECURITY

2. CONTENT
WHAT IS MALICIOUS ATTACK
TYPES OF MALICIOUS ATTACK
HOW TO PREVENT MALWARE ATTACK
REFERENCES

3. MALICIOUS ATTACK
• Malicious attack is also known as malware
attack.
• Malware attacks are any type of malicious
software designed to cause harm or
damage to a computer or damage to a
computer, server, or computer network.
• Malicious attack encompass a wide range
of harmful activities carried with ill intent.

4. TYPES OF MALICIOUS ATTACK
 There are different types of malicious attack such as:-
• Malware
• Phishing
• Cyberstalking
• Insider threats
• Social engineering

5. MALWARE
• Malware is any software intentionally
designed to cause disruption to a computer,
server, leak information.
• Malware poses serious problems to
individuals and businesses on the internet.
• Researchers tend to classify malware into
one or more subtypes such as viruses,
worms, Trojan horses, ransomware,
adware, rootkit, etc.

6. PHISHING
• Phishing is the from of social engineering and scam where attackers
deceive people into revealing sensitive information or installing malware
such as ransomware.
• The term phishing was first recorded in 1995 in the cracking toolkit
AOHell, but may have been used earlier in the hacker magazine 2600.
• It is a variation of fishing and refers to the use of lures to “fish” for
sensitive information.
• There are different types of phishing attack including Email phishing,
Spear phishing, Pharming, Vishing, Smishing.

8. CYBER STALKING
• Cyber stalking is the use of internet or other
electronic means to stalk or harass an individual,
group, or organization.
• It may include false accusations,defamation, slander,
libel, monitoring, threats, vandalism, doxing.
• Cyber stalking is often accompanied by realtime or
offline stalking.
• Cyber stalking mainly occurs in Email, Chatrooms,
Internet sites, New groups.

9. INSIDER THREATS
• A insider attack refers to a cyber
security risk that originates from
within an organisation.
• It is a malicious action such as
employees stealing data,
compromising security or leaking
information.

10. SOCIAL ENGINEERING
• Manipulating people into revealing
confidential information or performing
actions they shouldn’t often through
psychological tactics.
• Social engineering involves email or other
communication that invokes urgency, fear,
or similar emotion in the victim, leading the
victim to reveal sensitive information.

11. HOW TO PREVENT MALICIOUS ATTACK

12. REFERENCES
• https://www.crowdstrike.com/cybersecurity-101/malware/types-of-malware/
• https://arcticwolf.com/resources/blog/8-types-of-malware/
• https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/malware-and-its-types/amp/
• https://www.rapid7.com/fundamentals/malware-attacks/
• https://antivirus.comodo.com/security/malware-attack.php

13. THANK YOU.