Question

Discuss a particular type of Malware and how has it been used in "todays news" and the respective impact on cyber security. Add to your discussion ways the Malware could have been detected and potentially avoided.

Answer 1

Trojan Malware

Step-by-step explanation:

Trojan horse malware is considered to be one of the most famous computer malware or virus right now. This type of malware is used to fool or trick a user into downloading some malicious software or any file. These attacks are then done by the cyber criminal who can access your system for can get your private credentials.

They send an fake email or a link and by clicking on this fake link, the cyber criminal get access to our computer from where he can access our confidential credentials.

Such a type of cyber attack can be controlled if the employees of the organisation are been educated regularly about the potential threats of these type of malware. Care should be taken not to download file from any un-trusted websites or emails.