One of the most crucial areas that a security professional needs to have knowledge about is the type of attacks that there are and the ways that these attacks can be mitigated so that your company is less vulnerable to attacks. The CompTIA exam breaks this examination topic into different areas.

The first area we look at is the types of malware that exist, such as basic viruses, worms, trojans, ransomware, adware, spyware, rootkits, keyloggers, logic bombs, and backdoor.

Next, we will compare and contrast the different types of attacks. This area is immense. We will also look at the different types of social engineering attacks, where the individual is seen as the weak link that the attacker will try to exploit. These attacks range from phishing, spear phishing, whaling, vishing, tailgating, impersonating, dumpster diving, shoulder...