It is important to understand the different malware categories that are leveraged by threat actors during cyber attacks. Only by understanding the differences between a computer virus and a computer Trojan, for example, will you be able to build prevention capabilities. While end users often assume that malware is only applicable to computers, it is important to understand that malware can also affect any connected device, including smartphones and industry appliances:
Depending on the objective of the threat actor, the group might use a specific malware family or a combination of malware. It is recommended that security teams build their Indicators of Compromise (IOC) aligned to the cyber attack kill chain. The attack kill chain is a process that describes how threat actors perform a cyber attack with malware. The following diagram illustrates the attack kill...
