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Reassessing cyberwarfare. Lessons learned in 2022

SecureList

While the impact of these destructive cyber-attacks paled in comparison to the effects of the kinetic attacks taking place at the same time, it should be noted that this capability could in theory be directed against any country outside of the context of an armed conflict and under the pretense of traditional cybercrime activity.

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What is Malware? Definition, Purpose & Common Protections

eSecurity Planet

Anyone who has used a computer for any significant length of time has probably at least heard of malware. Typically, attackers will use rootkits to spy on users and launch cyber assaults, such as a distributed denial of service ( DDoS ) attack, but the aforementioned software toolbox contains a variety of malicious implements.

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