Interesting BBC article – “Cyber crooks get business savvy”

This article, called “Cyber crooks get business savvy” is particularly interesting as it illustrates how cybercrime is evolving and maturing:

“Cyber crooks are increasingly operating like successful businesses, deploying the same tools legitimate companies use to boost their profits. Networking giant Cisco said online criminals were increasingly using proven business practices.
In its mid-year security report, Cisco said this new approach puts the bad guys way ahead. "When your enemy is financially motivated you have to be on alert," said Cisco fellow Patrick Peterson.”


--- Posted by Marco Casassa Mont (here and here) ---

--- NOTE: my original HP blog can be found here ---