Time for the good guys to learn from cybercriminals

IN RECENT years, cybercrime has produced one of the most collaborative and efficient marketplaces in the world on the Dark Web. The rise of exploit kits and, more recently, cybercrime-as-a-service, have significantly lowered the cost of individual cyberattacks. This lowers the bar for even amateur hackers to launch sophisticated cyberattacks.

It also increases the likelihood that cybercriminals may launch attacks against smaller businesses, owing to the decreased effort involved in launching an attack.

This should be a major cause of worry for security professionals around the globe, as it can be predicted that:

At the same time, the growing reliance of businesses on digital tools such as Internet of Things and cloud means an ever-…