Malware

Guide to Controls (BG 83/2023) written by John Marrow and published by BSRIA in June 2023, states: ‘Malware is malicious software which is a security threat when a file is transferred to a system through the connection of media such as a USB drive or through an email. Malware can often destroy important information, such as system applications or collect personal information from a server or PC.’

Types of malware include:

• Virus
• Spyware
• Trojans

--BSRIA

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