Dissecting Malware Variants and Defenses with Roger Grimes of KnowBe4

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In this episode I'm honored to be joined by Roger A. Grimes, famed KnowBe4 evangelist, to discuss: Nine kinds of malware (literally!) A flashback to the Microsoft Trustworthy Computing Initiative Revisited WannaCry two years later - have we learned anything? Debate whether Marcus Hutchins is a hero or a zero Episode Timeline: Top 3 Cyber Clusters (1:00) Roger Intro (7:00 9 Types of Malware & How to Detect & Defeat Them (9:56) WannaCry Revisited (48:48) Marcus Hutchins (52:31) Kevin Mitnick (56:27) About KnowBe4 (1:03:37) 9 Types of Malware & How to Detect & Defeat Them 1. Viruses 12:13 2. Worms 16:13 (Sidebar: Trustworthy Computing Initiative 17:53) 3. Trojans 12:42 4. Hybrids/Exotic Forms 27:54 (Sidebar: Botnets 27:07) 5. Ransomware 31:33 6. File-less (In-Memory Injection) 38:27 7. Adware 40:08 8. Malvertising 43:00 (Sidebar: 3rd Party Patching 45:18) 9. Spyware 47:15 CSO Online: 9 types of malware and how to recognize them Think you know your malware? Here's a refresher to make sure you know what you're talking about — with basic advice for finding and removing malware when you've been hit https://www.csoonline.com/article/2615925/security-your-quick-guide-to-malware-types.html --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cyberspeakslive/message