Reference no: EM131480368

Research and select a well-known malicious code attack that occurred within the last year. Write a summary report explaining what kind of malicious attack it was, how it spread and attacked other devices, and how it was mitigated. Indicate how you would prevent the attack from recurring on a network you control. You may use the Internet for research. (Mandatory, Graded)

Consider the following:

• The severity of the outbreak
• The propagation methods and speed
• The targets of the attack
• The success rate of the attack vector
• Additional complexity: for example, self-armoring and self-updating
• The ways to defend infection in every IT infrastructure domain
• The ways to defend intrusion at every layer