The fight against malware as a service. Issue 8 (August 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Davidson, Ron
• Is Part Of: Network security. Volume 2021:Issue 8(2021)
• Page Start: 7
• Page End: 11
• Publication Date: 2021-08
• Subjects: Computer security -- Periodicals; Computer networks -- Security measures -- Periodicals; Electronic data processing departments -- Security measures -- Periodicals; Computers -- Access control -- Periodicals; 005.805
• DOI: 10.1016/S1353-4858(21)00088-X
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1353-4858

Abstract

Abstract : Malware developers and distributors wasted no time in exploiting the Covid-19 pandemic for their own malicious objectives. In 2020, the number of new malware samples nearly doubled compared with 2019. 1 More concerningly, cyber criminals are also becoming smarter. Rather than merely relying upon a larger quantity of threats, they are also leveraging technology innovations to grow their criminal organisations and generate new revenue streams.