As a result, targeted attacks have become a priority threat. In this paper we examine the different stages that are involved in a targeted attack from the reconnaissance phase through to the data exfiltration phase and will explore trends in the tools, tactics and procedures used in such attacks and will conclude with a high-level examination of mitigation strategies. | ISSN:2249-5789 Alok Pandey et al , International Journal of Computer Science & Communication Networks,Vol 4(5),149-159 Study of Emerging Trends of Cyber Attacks in Indian Cyber Space & their Countermeasures Alok Pandey1, Dr. Jatinderkumar R. Saini2 1 Senior Systems Manager, BIT(Mesra), Jaipur Campus,alokpandey1965@ 2 Director (I/C) & Associate Professor, Narmada College of Computer Application, Bharuch, Gujarat, India, saini_expert@ Abstract Targeted attack refers to intrusions by attackers who pursue aggressively and compromise specific targets often using social engineering and malware. Such attacks maintain a constant presence within the victim’s network and move throughout the target’s network and extract sensitive information. Such types of attacks are mainly aimed at civil society organizations, business enterprises, government and military networks. As a result, targeted attacks have become a priority threat. In this paper we examine the different stages that are involved in a targeted attack from the reconnaissance phase through to the data exfiltration phase and will explore trends in the tools, tactics and procedures used in such attacks and will conclude with a high-level examination of mitigation strategies. Keywords: Cyber Crimes, Targeted Attacks, Adware, Malware One of the reports [1] recently published shows that on an average of nearly Million Malwares are detected in on a monthly basis in India. 10 Malware Detections in India Another problem that the user are facing is pertaining to Adware. Latest trends show that an average Indian user is exposed to several Adwares. 1. Introduction Cyber criminals in India are using different tactics. They are using targeted attack methods like Web Site Defacement and old and effective exploits, bot-nets and remote administration to exploit the victim computers. It has been observed that the Indian community falls prey easily to fake movie download related links .
