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Kennesaw State UniversityISA 3100ISA 3100-PROJECT MALWARE

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ISA 3100 Course Project Your Name Here Page 2 (Remove this block of instruction prior to submission for peer rev... iew. Use the following template to complete your research assignment. You will be completing 4 topics of your own choosing from the topics that were assigned to you. Replace the blocks of text that are in italics with your own contribution, text or URL Links. Be sure to put your name in the running footer.) Topic Number: Topic number 3 Topic: Malware Definition & Summary: Definition: Malware is a computer software that is developed or made to cause harm/destruction to another device. Summary: Malware, also referred to as ‘malicious software’, is a necessary evil in the world of information systems. Malware, although destructive, does provide a way for the good guys, also known as ‘white hats’, a way to counter exploit the bad guys or ‘black hats’. Malware can come in many various forms such as, viruses, worms, malware, Trojan horses and many more. Malware is often described differently than a bug that is causing issues in a system because malware is conjured up for malicious intent. Malware is preventable and can be stopped from attacking a system but it starts with the user. A user’s browser habits are a huge reason they are attacked by hackers via malware. Also, emails are the easiest way to transfer and install malware, so it is imperative that users pay attention to a link in an email before they click. Personal Response: Malware is something I have begun to really research and tried to understand. It is a very interesting concept to think that a string of letters and numbers could have such an effect on a system. I find Trojan horses and spyware to be the most intriguing versions of malware due to their incognito behavior. If my system was attacked with malware I would be upset and kind of confused. I would think there is probably something wrong with the [Show More]

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