Cyber Criminals Operate On A Budget, Too

New report shines light on how attacks have gotten more advanced but still basically use some of the same old, same old, tools

Most cyber attacks today are waged by cost-conscious criminals who mostly repurpose malware and other techniques to get the most bang for their buck, a new study finds.

Attackers don't need to write the next Stuxnet or other advanced piece of malware to hit their mark -- about 99 percent of attacks are based on incremental tweaks to existing malware and methods in their attacks, according to Websense, which published its new 2014 Threat Report today. The report analyzed more than 4.1 billion live attacks detected by Websense last year.
 
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