zero day exploit  WHAT IS A ZERO-DAY THREAT ? Posted by vinay panchal | Sep 29, 2016 |HACKING, SECURITY |  A zero-day threat is a threat that exploits an unknown security vulnerability, even before the developers of the software are aware of it. It uses the unknown vulnerability in the software and creates complicated problems of data theft and identity theft. The threat is known as “zero-day” because once the flaw is discovered, the developers get zero-day to plan and advise mitigation against the threat. Zero-day exploits are often put up by renowned hacker groups. Typically, the zero-day attack exploits a bug that neither developers, nor the users, know about. Indeed, this is exactly what the malicious coders anticipate. By discovering a software vulnerability before the software’s developers do, a hacker can make a worm or virus that can be used to exploit the vulnerability and harm computers. ZERO-DAY THREAT TIMELINE A Zero-day threat typically follows the timeline mentioned below : Developers create a software, but it contains a security vulnerability unknowingly. The software gets released and the attackers find out the vulnerability, even before the developers get a chance to find it out or fix it. The attackers exploit that vulnerability and create malware. The attackers use social engineering or take advantage of other security vulnerabilities of Operating Systems and other commonly used software to infect a system with the malware. The attackers steal sensitive data from the infected sytems or plan for even more attacks. The users come to know about the information and identity theft or the developers become aware of the vulnerability. The developers respond quickly to release a patch to mitigate it. The attacker writes and implements exploit code while the vulnerability is still open and available.After releasing the exploit, either the public recognizes it in the form of identity or information theft or the developer catches it and creates a patch to staunch the cyber-bleeding. MUST READ: Facebook Phishing Scam Using Pornographic Images to Steal Login Data PREVENTION A couple of steps can be taken to protect systems, once a zero-day threat becomes known for which no patch is released yet. Configure firewalls properly. Use only essential applications. A zero day threat mostly takes advantage of security vulnerabilities of applications to infect systems. And, lesser the applications, lesser are the vulnerabilities. As mentioned earlier, a zero-day threat takes advantage of security vulnerabilities of Operating Systems and other commonly used software to infect a system. So, patch the Operating Systems and other software with most recent security patches. 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zero day exploit  WHAT IS A ZERO-DAY THREAT ? Posted by vinay panchal | Sep 29, 2016 |HACKING, SECURITY |  A zero-day threat is a threat that exploits an unknown security vulnerability, even before the developers of the software are aware of it. It uses the unknown vulnerability in the software and creates complicated problems of data theft and identity theft. The threat is known as “zero-day” because once the flaw is discovered, the developers get zero-day to plan and advise mitigation against the threat. Zero-day exploits are often put up by renowned hacker groups. Typically, the zero-day attack exploits a bug that neither developers, nor the users, know about. Indeed, this is exactly what the malicious coders anticipate. By discovering a software vulnerability before the software’s developers do, a hacker can make a worm or virus that can be used to exploit the vulnerability and harm c...