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Guide to Malware Incident Prevention and Handling for Desktops and Laptops

Published

Author(s)

Murugiah P. Souppaya, Karen Scarfone

Abstract

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. [Supersedes SP 800-83 (November 2005): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication- search.cfm?pub_id=150416]
Citation
Special Publication (NIST SP) - 800-83 Rev 1
Report Number
800-83 Rev 1

Keywords

incident response, information security, malware

Citation

Souppaya, M. and Scarfone, K. (2013), Guide to Malware Incident Prevention and Handling for Desktops and Laptops, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-83r1 (Accessed October 13, 2024)

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Created July 22, 2013, Updated May 4, 2021