Targeted Cyber Attacks: Multi-staged Attacks Driven by Exploits and Malware

Cyber-crime increasingly impacts both the online and offline world, and targeted attacks play a significant role in disrupting services in both. Targeted attacks are those that are aimed at a particular individual, group, or type of site or service. Unlike worms and viruses that usually attack indiscriminately, targeted attacks involve intelligence-gathering and planning to a degree that drastically changes its profile. Individuals, corporations, and even governments are facing new threats from targeted attacks. Targeted Cyber Attacks examines real-world examples of directed attacks and provides insight into what techniques and resources are used to stage these attacks so that you can counter them more effectively. A well-structured introduction into the world of targeted cyber-attacksIncludes analysis of real-world attacksWritten by cyber-security researchers and experts INDICE: Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Intelligence Gather and Threat Modeling Chapter 3 Engaging Target Chapter 4: System Exploitation Chapter 5: Data Exfiltration Chapter 6: Maintaining Control and Network Access Chapter 7: How to Conduct a Targeted Cyberattack? Chapter 8: Existing Defenses: Shortcomings and Challenges Chapter 9: Conclusion

• ISBN: 978-0-12-800604-7
• Editorial: Syngress
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 128
• Fecha Publicación: 13/05/2014
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés