Malware: types, analysis and protective measures
Malware types explained: viruses, ransomware, spyware and trojans, plus analysis methods and proven protective measures for your company.
Summary: Fileless malware is malware that runs entirely in memory (RAM) without writing files to the hard drive. Uses legitimate system tools: PowerShell, WMI, MSHTA, Regsvr32, LOLBins. Detection methods: Memory forensics (Volatility), ETW tracing, behavioral detection in EDR. Examples: Cobalt Strike Beacon (reflective DLL), PowerSploit, Meterpreter.
Sources & References
- [1] BSI Lagebericht zur IT-Sicherheit in Deutschland 2024 - BSI
- [2] ENISA Threat Landscape 2024: Malware - ENISA
- [3] Verizon DBIR 2024 - Verizon
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M.Sc. in Internet Security (if(is), Westfälische Hochschule). COO and authorized officer (Prokurist) with expertise in information security consulting and security awareness. Junior professor (Nachwuchsprofessur) for Cyber Security at FOM Hochschule, CISO lecturer at isits AG and doctoral candidate at the Graduierteninstitut NRW.
11 Publikationen
- Understanding Regional Filter Lists: Efficacy and Impact (2025)
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- Exploring the Effects of Cybersecurity Awareness and Decision-Making Under Risk (2024)
- Sharing is Caring: Towards Analyzing Attack Surfaces on Shared Hosting Providers (2024)
- On the Similarity of Web Measurements Under Different Experimental Setups (2023)
- People, Processes, Technology - The Cybersecurity Triad (2023)
- Social Media Scraper im Einsatz (2021)
- Digital Risk Management (DRM) (2020)
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