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eBook: Defending the Infostealer Threat

Enterprises' increasing digital reliance has fueled an array of cybersecurity threats.
One rapidly growing area is information-stealing malware known as infostealers, which is malicious software designed to steal data.
Unlike ransomware, where information is held hostage, infostealer attacks happen covertly, and the growth has been driven by the explosion in connected devices coupled with the ease of trading information on Dark Web sites.


This Cyber News was published on www.helpnetsecurity.com. Publication date: Tue, 05 Dec 2023 04:13:05 +0000


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