CompTIA Security+ SY0-501: Types of Malware

CompTIA Security+ SY0-501: Types of Malware

Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number
Expertise Level

Overview/Description
Most malware is a set of stealthy, complex, hybrid malicious code. This course will specify the different types of malware that organizations must deal with daily, and will prepare the learner for the Security+ SY0-501 exam.

Target Audience
IT security professionals with a minimum of two years' experience in IT administration with a focus on security; users with basic day-to-day technical information security experience; those interested in gaining a broader and deeper knowledge of security concerns and implementation; and learners preparing for the Security+ SY0-501 exam

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
0.9

Lesson Objectives

CompTIA Security+ SY0-501: Types of Malware

start the course

describe viruses

define worms

describe Trojans

specify RATs

identify different vulnerabilities

describe ransomware

define cryptomalware

describe bots and botnets

define backdoors

define rootkits

define logic bombs

define keyloggers

classify spyware

define stegomalware

describe polymorphic packers

describe and compare malware types

Course Number:
cs_syps_a02_it_enus

Expertise Level
Intermediate