“ | Prevention is ideal but detection is a must. | ” |
Definitions
Data
Detection is the extraction of particular information from a larger stream of information without specific cooperation from or synchronization with the sender.
Malware
Detection is
“ | the process whereby a service provider or end-user comes to be aware that a particular system or device has been infected with malicious software. A service provider may detect that a system has become infected many different ways, including as a result of receiving complaints from third parties about spam, network scanning, or attacks that have been sourced from that system. End-users may detect system infections through software tools or other means.[1] | ” |
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