4 Rootkit Countermeasures You Should Know
A new article on rootkit countermeasures is now available in our Essentials Series: Messaging and Web Security - Volume 2. From the article:
Rootkits, one of the most insidious software-based threats, is by some definitions not even a type of malware. Yet rootkits can enable attacks that can hide malicious software, change the behavior of operating system (OS) components and utilities, mask changes to configurations, and incorporate themselves so deeply into a system that drastic measures are required to get rid of them. Clearly, it is better to prevent a rootkit infection than to try to eliminate one. This article describes four levels of countermeasures that can reduce the risk of rootkit infection.
For more on rootkits, social engineering, PCI data standards, database security and related topics, see the many articles already available in the Essential Series.
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