In her excellent video series on ethical hacking, (a renowned author and cyber security instructor) breaks down how Trojans and backdoors remain two of the most dangerous tools in a hacker’s arsenal—and why every security professional needs to understand them.
A backdoor is a piece of code that bypasses normal authentication procedures. While developers sometimes create backdoors for legitimate debugging (which is bad practice), malicious backdoors allow an attacker to remote-control your machine. ethical hacking: trojans and backdoors lisa bock videos
The backdoor isn't the infection; it’s the result of the infection. In her excellent video series on ethical hacking,