Explore our Zscaler Advanced Threat Protection page to learn more, and check out our ThreatLabz Global Threat Insights Dashboard to see how our security cloud blocks billions of attempted malware attacks daily.
With the increased use of cloud apps and services and the explosion of remote work, the threat of a malware infection is too great to ignore. The Zscaler cloud blocks tens of millions of advanced threats per day, and Zscaler Global Threat Insights show that various forms of malware dominate the top 10 threat types.
Malware protection is a cybersecurity essential as organizations across all verticals host more of their data online and remote access and mobile device/personal computer use become the norm. It will shield you from the latest social engineering attacks and ensure your defenses evolve to match the attackers.
Threat actors use malware because it’s easy to deploy once they discover a vulnerability in a system’s defenses. Quite often, that vulnerability is the human element—many internet users are easily deceived, especially when viewing content they believe to be from a trusted source, such as an email.
Depending on the attacker’s specific goals, malware can:
To accomplish all this, there are many different varieties of malware. Let’s take a closer look at some of the common types.
The most common types of malware infections are:
Most, if not all, of these types of malware are advanced enough to where they can easily avoid legacy antivirus software that many endpoints devices have installed today.
Systems that have been infected with malware exhibit some common symptoms. Look out for:
In addition to using trusted anti-malware and security software to protect computer systems, here are some best practices to consider:
The security marketplace is full of anti-malware solutions, and organizations worldwide spend millions on them each year—yet the breaches continue. From a lack of full traffic visibility to fundamentally ineffective passthrough inspection architectures, traditional malware protection just doesn’t work the way it needs to in today’s threat landscape.
What’s more, advanced malware is capable of penetrating tougher defenses, such as those on Apple iOS, Android devices, or Microsoft, to deploy executable files that facilitate data breaches, distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, cryptojacking, and more. This makes it all the more important to have AMP in your security stack.
At a glance, legacy approaches fall short when it comes to:
Implementing the latest holistic threat protection gives your organization the best chance to repel malware and keep your network, endpoints, and data secure. To make this happen, you need security solutions built in the cloud, for the cloud, with a worldwide footprint that shares new protection instantly, anywhere. You need Zscaler Advanced Threat Protection.
Zscaler Advanced Threat Protection delivers always-on, airtight protection against zero-day threats and unknown malware. Built on a cloud native proxy architecture, the Zscaler security cloud inspects every packet from every user, on- or off-network, from start to finish, with unlimited capacity even for TLS/SSL-encrypted traffic.
With an integrated suite of security services across Cloud Sandbox, Cloud IPS, machine learning, and threat intelligence, you’ll close security gaps and reduce risks that result from other security solutions’ shortcomings, gaining the advantages of:
Zscaler is proud to be named a Leader in the Gartner 2022 Magic Quadrant for Security Service Edge (SSE). Gartner evaluates vendors based on their ability to execute and rated Zscaler as the vendor with the highest ability out of 11 separate companies.
Explore our Zscaler Advanced Threat Protection page to learn more, and check out our ThreatLabz Global Threat Insights Dashboard to see how our security cloud blocks billions of attempted malware attacks daily.
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Read the blogMalware can be a threat to individuals and businesses. If it gets onto your system it can access sensitive information, steal data or prevent access to your operating system. If not addressed, the costs can be massive.
Malware can be spread when you click on a link or download a file from an email attachment. Like a virus, it can move laterally throughout your operating system, spreading its damage.
Most malware is created by cybercriminals looking to make money. However, motives can vary. Malware may also be created by states or political activists looking to cause trouble.
Malware is an overarching term to describe any software which seeks to inflict harm. A virus, on the other hand, is simply one type of malware.
Trojans are a particular type of malware that piggybacks on top of otherwise benign software or files to get past an environment’s normal defenses.