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Ethical Hacking: Malware Threats

Pluralsight is not an official partner or accredited training center of EC-Council. This course will take you deep into the dark alley of how malware is used and deployed. We'll also dive into how Trojans and backdoors work.

Beginner
3h 46m
(182)

Created by Dale Meredith

Last Updated Feb 10, 2022

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Ethical Hacking: Malware Threats

Pluralsight is not an official partner or accredited training center of EC-Council. This course will take you deep into the dark alley of how malware is used and deployed. We'll also dive into how Trojans and backdoors work.

Beginner
3h 46m
(182)

Created by Dale Meredith

Last Updated Feb 10, 2022

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Pluralsight is not an official partner or accredited training center of EC-Council. The easiest way to get into a system or network is to get someone to let us in. Do you pirate software, movies, music, or heaven forbid - an operating system? I'm about 99.999% sure you've already been pwned. Malware is specifically designed to gain access or damage systems without the knowledge of the victim. Malware is on the rise due to the sheer volume of new types that are easily created daily, and the money that can be made through organized Internet crime. We'll talk about the various malware types, including viruses, Trojans, and worms. Now, we won't leave you in despair, we'll also talk about countermeasures and ways to detect these bad boys. This course is part of the Ethical Hacking Series. http://blog.pluralsight.com/learning-path-ethical-hacking

Ethical Hacking: Malware Threats
Beginner
3h 46m
(182)
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Dale Meredith has been a Certified Ethical Hacker/Instructor EC-Council for the past 15 years, and Microsoft Certified Trainer for over 20 years. Dale also has an additional 7 years of senior IT management experience and worked as a CTO for a popular ISP provider. Dale's expertise is in explaining difficult concepts and ensuring his students have an actionable knowledge of the course material.

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