QUIZ BLOCK 4

Evolving cybersecurity risks that exploit new vulnerabilities and advanced tactics, often due to advancements in technology and more sophisticated cybercriminals.

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A business model where ransomware developers lease out their malware to affiliates.

• Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS):

• Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs):

• Fileless Malware

• IoT Vulnerabilities

A business model where ransomware developers lease out their malware to affiliates.

• Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS):

• Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs):

• Fileless Malware

• IoT Vulnerabilities

Involve sophisticated, long-term targeted attacks often backed by nation-states or organized crime

• Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS):

• Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs):

• Fileless Malware

• IoT Vulnerabilities

Exploiting weak security in Internet of Things devices.

• Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS):

• Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs):

• Fileless Malware

• IoT Vulnerabilities

Malware that resides in memory rather than on the disk, making it difficult to detect with traditional antivirus tools.

• Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS):

• Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs):

• Fileless Malware

• IoT Vulnerabilities

Compromising software or hardware components provided by third-party vendors.

• Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS):

• Supply Chain

• Fileless Malware

• IoT Vulnerabilities

Used for threat detection, behavior analysis, and automated response.

Enhances the ability to identify and mitigate threats in real-time by analyzing large datasets quickly.

• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

• Blockchain Technology

• Zero Trust Architecture

• Quantum Computing

A security model that requires verification for every access request.

Reduces the risk of internal and external threats by assuming no inherent trust.

• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

• Blockchain Technology

• Zero Trust Architecture

• Quantum Computing

Potential to break traditional cryptographic algorithms.

Could revolutionize encryption and cybersecurity defenses but also pose significant risks if used maliciously.

• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

• Blockchain Technology

• Zero Trust Architecture

• Quantum Computing