A Study on Recent Sophisticated Malwares And Advanced Threats on Cyberspace

Abstract: Malware is a term that has come to encompass a range of threats including Viruses, Worms, Spywares, Trojans, Bots and other malicious programs. They have evolved into a highly complex, polymorphic and sophisticated platform and have become the launch pad for almost all kinds of cyber attacks. The recent threat patterns of these advanced malwares and the intentions for which they have been written is an absolute technical dexterity and are not just a mere cyber attacks. During the recent times, high percentage of Corporate and Government agencies are besieged by these kinds of superior malwares and threats, which are extremely successful in compromising their victims and perform Data Breaches of high complexity. Initially, the targets of any cyber attack were specific Organization or Software or an IT Infrastructure, but these sophisticated malwares have instigated themselves into the echelon of sabotaging a Nation‟s Infrastructures and Defence sectors. Moreover advanced threats that has aroused on the cyber space are becoming a big part of Cyber espionage network, which are capable of broadening the Cyber risks.

Keywords: Stuxnet, Flame, Duqu, Cyber threats, Cyber Espionage