Security Threats and Malware Questions

Domain specific knowledge of the security threat landscape, common malware types, adversary tactics, and how threat intelligence translates into detection and defense strategies. This topic covers understanding viruses, worms, trojans, ransomware, spyware, propagation vectors, objectives of attackers, distinctions among threats vulnerabilities and risks, and how to stay informed about evolving attack techniques and incidents. Interviewers may probe sources used to follow security trends, how a candidate adapts testing and hardening practices based on new threats, participation in security communities or labs, and examples of applying recent threat intelligence to improve defenses.