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Cyberthreats by Malware

In this course we will discuss a huge problem on the Internet: The spread of malware. The number of cyber attacks has increased again in 2024. New forms of malware have evolved, even more disruptive and more damaging. We will cover different types of malware, such as, viruses, worms, and trojans, talk about botnets and ransomware, and mention some countermeasures.

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Cyberthreats by Malware

This course will introduce you to one of the biggest cybersecurity problems on the Internet: The spread of malware.

The number of cyberattacks has increased again in the past year. New forms of malware have emerged that are even more disruptive and damaging. Our course is designed to raise awareness of the cyber threats posed by malware. Botnets, worms, trojans, and spyware are the most common types of malware. But for every newly discovered malware, there is a new, more sophisticated one on the market. Antivirus programs lag behind the rapid development of new malware.

Attendees will learn about the most common types of malware. You will learn how they work and how they can affect your personal information. Prominent examples will show how cyber-attacks can damage not only your personal data, but also entire companies. Once you are aware of the risks, we will discuss with you how to avoid such an attack. What protective measures can be implemented quickly? Let us not forget: Many leaks are caused by the human factor.

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Table of Contents:

  • Introduction to the Internet as an attack surface
  • General Distinction and introduction to malware
  • “Reasons” for malware
    • Technical failures
    • Human failures
  • Different types of malware
    • How does malware spread? Virus, Worm, Trojan
    • Different types of malware: Ransomware, Keylogger, Scareware
    • Prominent examples of malware: Emotet, Caberp
  • Protective measures against malware

Required Skills:

General IT knowledge

Course level:

Basic

Target Audience:

Anyone who uses the Internet frequently and is potentially vulnerable to malware attacks.

Effort:

3-6 hours per course week

Course Staff

Prof. Dr. Christoph Meinel

Prof. Dr. Christoph Meinel

Christoph Meinel (Univ.-Prof., Dr.rer.nat., Dr.sc.nat., 1954) is the founding president of the German University of Digital Science, the first European digital university, and its learning platform German-UDS.academy. Until March 2023 he was for almost 20 years the managing and scientific director of the Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Engineering gGmbH. There he developed and established the first European MOOC platform openHPI.de as a full professor (C4) for Informatics at the university of Potsdam with his chair for "Internet Technology and Systems" at the HPI. From 2017 to 2021 he was the founding dean of the Digital Engineering Faculty of the University of Potsdam. His research interests are broadly diversified in the area of innovative Internet applications and systems, especially in digital education and e-learning, artificial intelligence and deep learning, and Internet and information security. He is also active in the field of innovation research and investigates the Stanford innovation method design thinking. In his former research work he was active in telemedicine, as well as in complexity theory and efficient OBDD-based algorithms and data structures. Christoph Meinel is a member of acatech, the national German Academy of Science and Engineering and has publish more than 800 peer reviewed scientific papers.

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