Detecting and combating malicious email

Malicious email is, simply put, email with a malicious purpose. The malicious purpose could be fraud, theft, espionage, or malware injection. The processes by which email execute the malicious activity vary widely, from fully manual (e.g. human-directed) to fully automated. One example of a maliciou...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Ryan, Julie J. C. H., author (author), Kamachi, Cade, author
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Waltham, Massachusetts : Syngress 2015.
Edición:1st edition
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Sumario:Malicious email is, simply put, email with a malicious purpose. The malicious purpose could be fraud, theft, espionage, or malware injection. The processes by which email execute the malicious activity vary widely, from fully manual (e.g. human-directed) to fully automated. One example of a malicious email is one that contains an attachment which the recipient is directed to open. When the attachment is opened, malicious software is installed on the recipient's computer. Because malicious email can vary so broadly in form and function, automated detection is only marginally helpful. The educa
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (96 p.)
ISBN:9780128005460