Internet 'weaponisation threat to biz, govts'

THERE has been an exponential increase in the amount of investment - to the tune of billions of dollars - made to develop offensive cyber tools, used to breach the defences of governments and enterprises in recent times.

In the face of such an onslaught, incumbent security architectures reliant on signature-based technology have "crumbled" and are no longer proactive in detecting and deterring today's sophisticated attacks, says Ashar Aziz, founder and chief technology officer of FireEye.

FireEye is a network security company that provides automated threat forensics and dynamic malware protection against cyber threats.