Guide to Malware Incident Prevention and Handling for Desktops and Laptops

Guide to Malware Incident Prevention and Handling for Desktops and Laptops

This publication provides recommendations for improving an organization’s malware incident prevention measures, as well as for enhancing existing incident response capabilities.

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Malware, also known as malicious code, refers to a program that is covertly inserted into another program with the intent to destroy data, run destructive or intrusive programs, or otherwise compromise the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the victim’s data, applications or operating system. Malware is the most common external threat to most hosts, causing widespread damage and disruption and necessitating extensive recovery efforts within most organizations.

This publication provides recommendations for improving an organization’s malware incident prevention measures. It also gives extensive recommendations for enhancing an organization’s existing incident response capability so that it is better prepared to handle malware incidents, particularly widespread ones.

The attached zip file includes:

• Intro Page.pdf
• Terms and Conditions.pdf
• Guide to Malware Incident Prevention and Handling.pdf