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Key findings
1 . Success of RaaS is a preview of what is to come with CaaS
2 . Reconnaissance-as-a-Service models could make attacks more effective
3 . Money laundering gets a boost from automation to create LaaS
4 . Virtual cities and online worlds are new attack surfaces to fuel cybercrime
5 . Commoditisation of wiper malware will enable more destructive attacks
Using AI-powered inline sandboxing is a good starting point to protect against sophisticated ransomware and wiper malware threats . It allows real-time protection against evolving attacks because it can ensure only benign files will be delivered to endpoints if integrated with a cybersecurity platform .
What these attack trends mean for cybersecurity professionals
The world of cybercrime and the attack methods of cyber adversaries , in general , continue to scale at great speed . The good news is that many of the tactics they are using to execute these attacks are familiar , which better positions security teams to protect against them . Security solutions should be enhanced with Machine Learning ( ML ) and Artificial Intelligence ( AI ) so they can detect attack patterns and stop threats in realtime . However , a collection of point security solutions is not effective in today ’ s landscape . p
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