{"id":8468,"date":"2026-01-20T10:50:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T10:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phantomslab.io\/?page_id=8468"},"modified":"2026-04-14T09:11:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T09:11:32","slug":"wat-is-malware","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/phantomslab.io\/nl\/cybersecurity-awareness\/terminologie\/wat-is-malware\/","title":{"rendered":"Wat is malware?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"section section none none none\" style=\"padding-top: px; padding-bottom: px\">\n    <div class=\"container\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-duration=\"500\">\n        \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Definition of malware<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Malware is malicious software designed to disrupt systems, steal data, or gain unauthorized access to devices and networks. It includes threats such as viruses, trojans, spyware, and ransomware, and often spreads through phishing, compromised downloads, or weak credentials. Malware succeeds not only through technical flaws, but through human interaction and behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section section none none none\" style=\"padding-top: px; padding-bottom: px\">\n    <div class=\"container\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-duration=\"500\">\n        \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related terms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phantomslab.io\/nl\/cybersecurity-awareness\/terminologie\/wat-is-cybersecurity-gedrag\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4958\">What is cybersecurity behavior?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phantomslab.io\/nl\/cybersecurity-awareness\/terminologie\/wat-is-cybersecuritycultuur\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4956\">What is cybersecurity culture?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phantomslab.io\/nl\/cybersecurity-awareness\/terminologie\/wat-is-cybersecurity-leidership\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4954\">What is cybersecurity leadership?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phantomslab.io\/nl\/cybersecurity-awareness\/terminologie\/wat-is-gamified-cybersecurity-learning\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4976\">What is gamified cybersecurity learning?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phantomslab.io\/nl\/cybersecurity-awareness\/terminologie\/wat-is-cybersecurity-e-learning\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/phantomslab.io\/cybersecurity-awareness\/terminology\/what-is-cybersecurity-e-learning\/\">What is cybersecurity e-learning?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phantomslab.io\/nl\/cybersecurity-awareness\/terminologie\/wat-is-cybersecurity-entertainment\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4972\">What is cybersecurity entertainment?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phantomslab.io\/nl\/cybersecurity-awareness\/terminologie\/wat-zijn-deepfakes\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4848\">What are deepfakes?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phantomslab.io\/nl\/cybersecurity-awareness\/terminologie\/wat-is-phishing\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4846\">What is phishing?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phantomslab.io\/nl\/cybersecurity-awareness\/terminologie\/wat-is-social-engineering\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4841\">What is social engineering?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Start with a definition. 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